Composers Desktop Project

There are many ways for processing sound.  I have been checking our Trevor Wishart's free software for Composers at the Composer's Desktop Project.

This is based (for Mac) on the User Interface Soundloom. There are lots of resources for Composers including tutorials, demo sounds, manuals for PC and Mac.  The software gives a lot of options for processing, file handling, sample rates etc.  

The composition I am embarking on will be mainly sound (with some light instrumentation).   

There are lots of other possibilities including using various DAWS and effects, MAX/MSP, or CLM (capable of higher quality sound).  If anyone has comments on the pros and cons of all of these for high quality audio it would interesting to hear.