I agree. The RS is not great for sequencing full songs the way I want to.. (i'll admit that db).. and tbh you need to have something running along side it like a virus or electribe to bypass that whole "techno in a box" sound. But NOTHING beats it for being instantly creative & fast to work with & I CAN get amazing sounds out of it. Its so horrible for me to program beats and record myself going nuts in abelton. HORRIBLE! To advise someone to try out software first could completly turn a person who is half decent at making music into a nervous wreck and vice versa.
So in future, If someone wants to buy a piece of hardware please let them go full steam ahead.