Softsynths
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logic 7 comes with lots of synths, but the pro package costs a thousand bucks.
there are several good mac os x music sites - google them.
firstly, to use any vsti pluggins (virtual studio instrument), free or not, your gonna have to get something that acts as a vst host such as cubase or i think logic does too for the mac. these wont exactly be cheap either. as for free pluggins, you might look at: https://www.yohng.com/ or https://www.mda-vst.com/. they provide a few free pluggins.
you may also check out https://www.rgcaudio.com/ for a few soft synths.
they also offer a free soundfont player called sfz. https://www.rgcaudio.com/sfz.htm
just do a search for soundfonts and you can probly find some decent free ones, all you do is load them into that program and they will play. https://www.soundfonts.it/ offers a free selection of soundfonts, as well as some decent organ/rhodes plugins. i dont know if the pluggins there are mac compatable or not, but the soundfonts will work fine.
if you've forked out enough $$ for a powerbook, what's a few more dollars for some good audio units? then again, any of the included garageband (or optional jampack) instruments can be used live.
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