sequencers

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Wow , those protools HD systems are mad expensive , 7.706,49 ? for the cheapest version. I know it looks like a great product , and i bet that solves all your pc hardware and memory problems But for that kind of money i would also like some kind of controller for protools included .

Everybody using software sequencers , i kinda expected that , it's strange how few people use hardware sequencers , is it too expensive or are those hardware sequencers too limited in functions compared to softsequencers? I saw a review on the yamaha qy700 and it looked pretty promising for a hardware sequencer. My first piece of gear was an RM1X sequence remixer from yamaha , and i totally loved that piece of gear , very easy to use and a lot of options , at least for me as a rookie musician, that's a hardware sequencer too.
I currently use an mpc1000 for my sequencing but it's really limitted compared to cubase , it's 10 times more fun and faster to work with , but your stuck with just midi notes , bad cutting/pasting , no automation, etc...
But the great thing bout the mpc100 is jamming , you can allmost make an entire song without having to stop the music playing , just select a track press record and do your thing , select next track , record and voila.
I think i'll be digging for a good way to use cubase and the mpc together , i think i'll sync them and use my mpc for drums (witch it's actually made for ) and cubase for sounds.

Anyway , why did you go for the sequencer you're currently digging?

Greetz...