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I dont know what cables you are using but in Ableton Live using m-audio usb-midi cables for my microkorg I had to install the drivers for the cable to be recognized by my computer, and then I had to enable the input in Ableton. MIDI allows you to send the exact keys pushed, velocity of the keys and ...

I use Ableton personally for using my micrkorg as a drum machine through midi but it can be done with Reason too

Ableton Live I find is the easiest to use in terms of adding effects and modifying tracks, as well as for live DJing. Cubase is pretty good too but that is more specifically geared to recording one track at a time and is not geared as much towards synths IMHO