Japov, that is a problem no matter what software you get. The assumption is, "you have no capablilty to create music, so use ours, and write a song over it" My stuff is not overly complex, im not asking for miracles, im asking that when I come to the software WITH my song, theres something there for me to use. I mean some of these things they have riffs built in. Now how the hell are you going to use a riff from a software, and call it your song. And then post it online, and notice 5 other people have the same riff in their song lol

Drums I cant complain one bit about. I can literally come to ez drums, and it will support...with alot of work, ANYTHING i write or hear in my head. Not the case with other instruments. I thought bass might be more forgiving cause you only need one note at a time, but again, you go into the files. pull something out, change the chords, but it just doesnt seem to fit.

Its almost like they want you to use everything they have, and it will all sound fine, cause they are built to be use with each other.

Im excited about NI's acoustic, as i mentioned I think strumming a guitar works for just about anything. Its not going to get in the way or stand out as not seeming like it belongs in the song.

For other stuff, it may come down to meticulously editing everything, which begs the question..."do I spend 24 hours editing a bass line, or do I get somebody to play it, and be done in 15 minutes, and better.

Or, taking the time out to improve my musician skills so I can play all those instruments. Either way its an investment in time.