I would like to get a midi mixing/controller and/or keyboard. If have experience with any of these DAW please share. I heard it's good, but no specific reason why. This is the main reason I'm thinking of going with this. I've heard is harder to route and learn, but is great for soft syths, plugins and modulating sounds. I've also heard it being said the “Live” doesn't sound good on the play back, it cuts your top end off. It seems to lend itself to the creative process better for dance and hip hop. I've read and heard many people say “Live”is the best for electronic music. I'm leaning more towards the purchasing Logic and would like feedback. I've heard Live, Logic, FL Studios and Reason would all be good for what I want. No need to debate that here! I don't have the space or the money at this point for hardware, that is why I'm going with softsyths and plug-ins for the time. Before we go down the road of hard gear is better, I already understand that concept. I've worked with hardsyths and studio gear in the past. I want to mainly work with softsyths and plugins. I will be sitting in my soon to be home studio and composing music. I really like modulating, tweaking sounds and soundscapes. What is the best keyboard/ midid controller for what I want to do? What is the best DAW for what I want to do? In the past I've used Protools, Digital Performer and Cuebase. I'm pretty much out of the loop with DAWs and music engineering. About 10 years ago, I spent a few years studying audio engineering and spend time interning in a recording studio, (just enough to be dangerous of course). By trade I'm also a piano technician, and have a good foundation of acoustical theory and modulating sound.

I'm a pianist/ solo piano composer and have a good foundation on music theory. I don't have an interest in DJ, Dance or Hip Hop music. The type of Ambient music I want to create is similar to Brian Eno and Liquid Mind. I'm interested in creating Ambient music, and need some insight and help from those already doing something similar.

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