Hi Zacksname,
Work has been occuping my week, so sorry for the late reply. You have included some modules that I am not familiar with... I will need research them a bit. And thanks for putting a quantizer back on my radar. When Wiktorion mentioned Marbles above, that got me searching in that direction. This will be my next purchase and sooner than later.
As far as midi integration, I have thought about it, but just not real excited. The idea of constant troubleshooting makes me not want to explore. I have read some nightmarish fourum posts in the past that might have turned me off, I might have to revisit this at somepoint... For me, having a dedicated hardware sequencer for a more hands on approach is a big plus. I currently use Luna for my DAW, along with Maschine... I really like the limitations that creates with them being "contained" if you will.
Anyway, I want to thank you fir the detailed reply. Lots to look into.