Help, need suggestion for a sequencer!

[synthfiend]

Originally Posted by Hollowcell

I have never heard of anyone doing this for drums - talk about taking the 'music' out of 'making music', but each to their own though I guess. What genre are people doing this for?
I just can't imagine anyone stepping through whole drum patterns these days really.

most of the producers they feature on the Computer Music Masterclasses (they are all on Youtube - pretty good really) seem to use audio samples pasted on audio tracks. Types of music I have seen it used for is Trance and DnB.

I can see what you mean about recording the drums Live, that is a very interesting approach. I think it is way better to do it that way for some types of electronic music. I wish I had the dexterity to do that.

In the end (to me at least) it is all about achieving that syncopated groove that makes you want to shake your ass whatever way you go about it.

[Hollowcell]

Originally Posted by synthfiend

In the end (to me at least) it is all about achieving that syncopated groove that makes you want to shake your ass whatever way you go about it.

Yep exactly. Approaches vary, and that's a damn good when it comes to not only electronica, but all types of music.

So back to the thread...
If you are into chopping and moving slices of audio around, then I would say go for Cubase.
If you are into playing live, recording that to audio and then triggering that audio live again (with a lot of hands-on control), I would say Ableton.

Good luck with the choice!