Major Panic As GarageBand Kernel Panics

Working Guy,
originally uploaded by joashpbook.

(Posting from the live location)

Today, during a live performance in which I'm using GarageBand 2's Software Instruments to play a live lead guitar, it crashes majorly on me, locking up the whole Powerbook. Thankfully, the the lead keyboardist covered for me, allowing me time to reboot the whole system.

Perhaps I should be looking at other virtual synth solutions. But, I'm really on a tight budget. :P