[Andy Evans]

I need to get some software mainly for recording with MIDI. I'll work
from a keyboard, putting songs into decent arrangements with samples
of mainly aoustic things like drumkit, strings and brass. Songwriting
and arrangements are my main thing, jazz influenced.

I downloaded Ableton and I like its structure - you can easily work in
chunks like intro, verse, chorus. Haven't looked very far into it and
I haven't used any other packages - others suggest Logic or Cubase.

What's the opinion of you guys? Would Ableton do all I need, or should
I look at Cubase or Logic? I have a PC, but could go MAC if I had to.

Thanks! Andy Evans