Which SoftSampler For SoundDesign?

[tjphilly]

I have been recommended machfive but from reading a few posts on here kontakt appears to be better suited to what i want. I looked at kontakt in the past but was put off by it's interface and workflow, not to mention the price .

Has this been improved?

How is the workflow now?

Is it relatively easy to program?

I'll be recording my own sounds, hardware synths and using sample libraries.

I want to be able to take sounds and combine them to create new ones. I've just seen there's a 15gig library . That would keep me going for a while.

Thought i'd post on here because it is quite a big investment of time and money so any advice would be really useful.

I'm leaning towards kontakt but are there any alternatives worth considering?

Thanks kvr

Keep up the good work.

tjp