Does anyone do this? when making beats
 

I got a DR 202, DR 660 Drum machines..

Then I got them hooked up to my computer

I use FL studio, Reaoson mostly but Im gonna get Cubase soon.

I use soundforge and Cool edit for editing the files..

However, I basically make my tunes first in Reason, Loop them all in Flstudio then make my beats with my drum machines and if I want, I use my midi keyboard as a midi interface for reason sampling.

Anyone do simuler to what I do?

i can help u out with tha Cubase, MIDI keyboards, and Soundforge ans far as reason and fl studio go not really. I do know a but bout cool edit cuz i use to run it but it's been a while, and i have fruity 3.4 so if u need help in those areas i can PEACE

i wish i had some equipment...what kind of MIDI keyboards u recommend?

right now the best keyboards to cop for nice voices are:

Roland V-Synth, nice synth, nice voices
Roland Fantom, again nice synth with nice voices
Korg Triton LE-same deal