well, seeing that it is an ANALOG synth, usb would nbt apply. that, to me, is a huge part of the appeal. it would be like saying, "i'm not going to buy this stratocaster, since there is no usb jack".
i have a stupid question about midi...first of all, i understand what it is, how it interfaces a lot of keyboards, etc together. but, seeing that it is a DIGITAL interface,how can this work with ANALOG equipment? if so, is it truly analog? i would somehow assume so, since a lot of new moog gear has midi features...
Analog means continuous control. Digital means step-wise control, starting with binary on/off (1 or 0), but also step-wise where the range of a setting may be represented by a number such as 0-127, 0-255, 0-32,767, 0-65,535, etc.
Even in a classic analog synth a la 1970s, the sound generation process would be entirely analog, but the controls rarely are purely analog. Yes, the knobs and pots may be continuous, but there are various things that are typically just on/off switches - starting with the keys - which are each pressed or not pressed. A simple MIDI implementation (MIDI is a digital protocol) would control these. There are MIDI synths like this, where the note on's/off's are controlled by MIDI, but most everything else is by knobs, which are not MIDI controlled - I think the FreeBass is one of these.
The next step up in MIDI is where the position of the knobs, or simulated position of a virtual knobs, is controlled by MIDI. If the numeric range of knob positons is large enough (say 0-32,767) the steps are usually so small, that you can't notice it's not analog. The sound generation process can still be analog though, as after the simulated knob positions is controlled digitally, the circuitry that makes the sound can be analog. Oberheim 1000s and Cheetah MS6 are I think in this category.
As for USB vs MIDI - they are both digital protocols, just different in detail, but there's no fundamental theoretiical reason why they can't both contain the exact same sorts of stuff - just setting up a particular interface combination might be difficult in practice.