Thank you for the long and very good post! I am still searching for a tool that doesn't limit me. I went from experiments with Reaktor and FruityLoops 3 (~ 10

Thank you for the long and very good post! I am still searching for a tool that doesn't limit me. I went from experiments with Reaktor and FruityLoops 3 (~ 10 years ago) to MIDI and score editors with virtual instruments. But that was the wrong direction. Things have apparently improved and there are now professional tools available for Windows. I already played around with a virtual Swarmatron and reproduced sounds like in Social Network and the iconic THX sound. And I will simply try some tools and choose the one with the best interface :)