What audio sample editor software to add to setup?

Which audio editor like recycle or soundforge should I add to my current setup. Currently, I'm working with ProTools 7 LE and I have an MPC2000. Are they pretty much all the same?

why don´t you download some demos and try which one suits you best?
some folks do not need more than basic stuff with an audio editor, because they process the sound through a lot of hardware afterwards. and some folks just can not get anything good out of an killerapp like recycle.
and if you want help maybe you should say what you want to do with it, or if you want a programm that adds so much to your setup that it has a learning curve, too. some even may say protools is a kind of audio editor itself...

peace jo

why dont you just use synchronic, that shits like recycle on crack with some of the features sf has tossed in for fun?

Sorry for not being more specific with my words. What I'm trying to get at is, I'm assuming and we all know how that goes, but to get the most out of your MPC and to get "your own sound" that there will come a time where you will need to "edit" your samples, whether single hits or a loop. So one of those type of programs will essentially aide in crafting your sound. Are they all pretty much the same? Will some let you do more or less? How do they interact within your setup? I'm sure the lot of you that have "mastered" your MPC do not load up stock sounds off of sample disks. After reading the Art of Drum Layering e-book, which corrected my wrong thoughts of drum layering as a whole, got me thinking that I might one day want to incorporate this type of software.

I've worked with several sample editors and tend to prefer Sound Forge. I know you can download an evaluation copy that is fully functional....

I'll look into that. I know that's the software that was used in the ebook off this site. Thanks.

I've been a user of SF since ver. 4.5 and currently use 8.0. It's defenitely useful in aiding in loops, snippets & etc. I've tried others but fell for the sonic foundry stuff...I'm sorry, I meant to say SONY.