Using Audition With Other Programs

In the past I've used CEP/Audition exclusively for multitracking and editing but recently I've started using midi and vsti instruments and trying other programs like Reaper and Sonar that seem to handle that better. Cantibile Lite is a nice little vsti host but has limited midi features. I don't really want to stop using Audition, especially for editing individual tracks and mixes though I actually like it as a multitracker, probably mainly because I'm used to it. I'd be interested in finding out how other people manage their workflow when using an additional program for tasks that Audition doesn't handle very well. I'm particularly impressed with Reapers low overhead and it's midi features. So, do you just switch between programs, use rewire, or use Audition strictly as an editor?

G.

Personally, I generally sequence and arrange in other apps until the track is mostly done, then export multiple wav files that I then import into Audition and work from there.  With my style of music, I rarely need to record from an input, so this approach works fairly well.  I definitely don't bother with Rewire (for starters, the source tracks may be from my Mac).

Yeah, I'm like Blurk. I start with midi and generate wav files in Sonar, then tske them into AA3 and add "live" tracks before mixing etc. Works fine for me

Ditto here, VSTi synths don't even load up in AA3 for me so I am still recording VSTis in FL Studio and importing the Waves into AA .. 2 actually, as like with Vista, I can't really see the point of switching to 3, even though it's installed, nothing much new to bother with (apart from the VST which don't work anyway, making 3 irrelevant to me).

Now I am the opposite.  I record everything from a mic.  And I was impressed that AA3 was recording 8 inputs at once.  (I was doing a drum kit).  And it had no issues.  I was maybe looking at Reaper to do my tracking, then importing all tracks to AA3 for effects and editing.  Just because of the low mem usage of reaper.  But after doing those 8 tracks, I'm content with AA3.