FLAN.

I tend to do things the hard way! My drum tracks are all programmed individually as midi tracks and then played through a software VST drum machine which is essentially just a sample player. I even make up my own wav samples so that I get exactly the kits that I want. I find it gives me the flexibility I want for breaks where I want all the instruments to move together. Think Jessica by the Allman Brothers.

As a shortcut, midi grooves can be imported from such as your Motif and then quantised if the sync isn't spot on. You can then just write specific bars for the breaks.

The VSTi which I use is bigbadabom 24/2 and it's free from

http://www.vstplanet.com/Instruments/VST_Drums8.htm

It'll hold 24 wav samples with full control, including comprehensive EQ, on every drum.

It may be time consuming, but I eventually end up with the effect I want.

ROG.