thanks 4 sharing ur experience guys...i'm new to experimental techno. I have Reason and an x-station. Reason is awesome, I'm learning massive amounts...but then again I didnt know squat other than my ears know what they like ... which is probably the most important factor of all I would guess

. I have to admit though I am disappointed with the onboard soft synths in Reason...the Subtractor is okay and the Malstrom is complete and utter garbage. My X-station has some pretty good voices though. Next purchase is Cubase I guess ...and a 303 ;)