[Professor]

well, one thing to consider is that I actually record and mix into protools. i don't use Live for my end result...I use it for sketching and for live performance. But, everything you can do with a sampler, you can do with live--maybe in a different or nonconventional way, but Live will do it. if you intend to have a "be-all" recording platform, I can't honestly say that I use Live for that purpose.