Yeah it just boils down to personal preference. I believe it was Acid Pro 2 or 3 that I tried using back in the days. It was actually the first program I really tried fucking with. However, until I discovered Fruity Loops 3, that's where the searching stopped, I absolutely love FL to this day. It suits my style of producing and needs. So to be honest I really don't care for Acid, it ain't style. It could be YOUR style though, so you might want to try it. BTW check out "Reaper," it's basically a freeware Acid clone that does pretty much all the same shit. It actually might not be freeware anymore, but it still is good from what I hear on KVRAUDIO.COM and the installer is very small so you don't have to worry about a big HD sucking program or huge download. I just suggest trying them all out, Acid, FL, Reason,... FL is the easiest to use IMO.