Another vote for Ableton and also a vote to keep far away from hardware synths, drum machines, samplers, etc. They take up a lot of space, are super specialized

Another vote for Ableton and also a vote to keep far away from hardware synths, drum machines, samplers, etc. They take up a lot of space, are super specialized, and become out of date quickly. Then again like classical instruments a musician can specialize in said instrument for their entire career.