Best Drum Sequencer for Alesis DM6

[thomaswomas]

I've just bought an Alesis DM6 drum kit for my home studio. It comes with a lite version of EZDrummer which isn't great as it is very limited obviously.

But before I go and spend the cash on the full version, I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a good drum sequencer to go with me new drum kit so that I can play live drums into my DAW.

When my band recorded our last album, i made a point of recording samples of the individual drums on my proper kit, so ideally I'd like a software that lets you upload your own drum samples and assign them to specific drum pads on the kit. EZdrummer doesn't let you do this as far as I know. I've checked out Battery but don't want to fork out the £150+ unitl I'm sure it's the best one to go for. Are there any others that have trial versions or that anyone can recommend?

Thanks

[ssscientist]

If you're on PC check out One Small Clue's 'Poise'. It has everything you need including the ability to load WAV. AIFF and Sound Font files.

It's $49 on this side of the pond, and a demo version is available so you can see if it suits your needs.