I really like Reason. But I also used it within Cubase rather than just stand alone. The two make a powerful duo using REWIRE. Protools is way to expensive and probably won't compete against the new DAW's and hardware coming out today for much cheaper and similar quality converters. I also have the wave plugins. I love them. They are very useful and give a more professional sounding results. I also like Slate's stuff. Even better! I write all kinds of music as a producer. From Rock, to hip hop beats, to country, and now I have a relaxation music channel to help people chill out. A lot of it is orchestrated. I have a bunch of synths and lots of VI's. My fav being Native instruments Kontakt collection. Take care and nice meeting you. Chris :)_