I have used open source programs - add on's with a Tascam.
I do not use them regularly though and they do not have what I am looking for thus far. Although I'm not pacifist when it comes to learning about them.
When I made the comment about latency and a terrible player, I meant what can fall off track with software and the timing.
Though I don't consider myself skilled, I think very much like a jazz performer or any other performing virtuoso would as far as "feeling it" with a rythmn.
It is'nt how off it is to the conformist.
That is like anything else to do with art and I balk at the notion.
Many programs tend not to be emotive enough for what I am looking for.
Not musical or unmusical enough depending on your perspective, or if a designed method or certain genre is your key to music.
If what passed as mainstream is what I was looking for, my analog samples would do me better than using my hands. But I want to develop my own way and offer something less cookie cutting to the listener.

I was'nt stating what I said about Audacity as a negative, I stated it as a plus.

There is now a designer program finally that is easy to use and to where I can use it more like the original taped method outside of .wav.

I like mainstream pop influences, but i also like some underground influences.
Internet music is so sample crazy and "out to be like a major recording studio" sounding that maybe I just think with my limited experience that musical software is that limited.
But I have been able to use Audacity the easiest of all out of them.

http://www.f3music.com/444