this is probly very little help, but i mainly use Acid Pro 4 to make loop based linear techno dj tool tracks, i use it in conjunction with Sound Fprge 6.0 and its great. from normalizing a sampled loop from my hardware to treating an entire dj mix. its great. stable as foook & has never failed. me.

never used ReCycle but a friend who wroks with just reason swears by it for makin is own REX files.