ok then,
ive been trying to find a cheap way to get started writing music again. im going to need to get either cubase or logic and im not sure which one. i need something thats got a good sequencer and can work with both audio and midi files at the same time. im really not into midi all that much but i do know my way around. ive heard logic is easier to get the hang of but im not really worried if i have to do some late night sessions to figure some program out. which one is easier to use?
once i have that how do i use a soft synth? im assuming i assign it as a midi instrument and get myself a controller keyboard. but what about this...if i step program my synth line or a rhythm pattern in can i assign fx to my knobs on the controller keyboard and edit the samples i have in either of these programs? or what about this...once i use the controller to make my pattern in midi how do i get about recording it to audio?
and finally, after finally realizing that with my budget the best way to go is soft synths, why in gods name cant i stop thinking about an mpc?!?!?!

-hiro