John, I hope your wife doesn't read your posts!! LOL. The EWI 4000s is a self contained synth and midi controller. I use it with the patches from Patchman Music. I just plug it into an amp and I'm good to go. I'm thinking of getting the AKG Guitar Bug wireless setup. I like the sounds from Patchman, so I have no need to use another synth with it. You can set it up with sax, oboe, flute or brass fingerings. Check out:
www.patchmanmusic.com Later, Ray