Well i might get ran off this sight for saying this... ( im new bare with me folks) but I think PT is Overrated... I have it, ableton,cubase, reason and Fruity loops and i use fruity loops the most just because it is fun and easy to use! So +1 for fruity loops! also reason can be fun when you get the hang of it! Ableton has the greatest automation i have ever seen and cubase is funto work with IMO! They all have demos im pretty sure just try them out!