Good to know. Thanks for this remark, but USB MIDI controller with Ableton LE won't be cheap either. :) Also quoting wikipedia: As of version 6, Ableton also

Good to know. Thanks for this remark, but USB MIDI controller with Ableton LE won't be cheap either. :) Also quoting wikipedia: As of version 6, Ableton also offers a stripped-down version of Live targeted at the non-professional market. It has limitations on the number of audio channels and effects and does not feature some of the synchronization (MIDI Clock, ReWire) utilities the full version has to offer. The current Live LE version is 8.1.4. As part of the Able10 celebrations, Ableton introduced Live Intro as an effective replacement to LE. Registered users of Live LE can now receive a free upgrade to Live Intro. The current version is 8.2.2.