I’m sorry! But I disagree with Iwpss.There must be some problem of the user.Or, you do not use either the metronome, notrightly the times, or have latency issues or something, or your computer is slow.
Renoise is so goodliverecording with a MIDI keyboard, which after recording, you press play and it sounds exactly what you touched. Exactly!Renoise is mathematical!
Record delay perfectly ineach pattern!If a note is ahead in the pattern, it is because you play too fast. Ifdelayed, it is because you play too slow,or hardware has latency issues.Renoise has twoliverecording modes.Keep in mind the two buttons live recording belowpattern (Quantize and DSP slides) (button “Q”). Is needed well control the metronome and compass.Then you can sort notes and delays.
Renoise uses multiple columns within a track (only a track) for live recording. If a note occupies a space, it can not be invaded by another noteand always recorded before in the left columnif it is free. Then, Renoise use another column in the same track,preventing overlapping notes.Renoise is not magic, simply do what he is ordered. Everything has a reason.In previous versions the live recording was a problem. Not now!
The principle is to dominate the live recording. It is essential to control the compass!!!you must configure the pattern well (BMP and LPB).Imagine an orchestra conductor with his baton.It depends more on his musical prowess.
Respect to FL StudiovsRenoise.I widely usedthe two programs.I am clear that Renoise is more advanced in many aspects.Renoise is likea"calculator numbers".You have control of those numbers literally.You do not have much control with other DAW.With Renoise you can do whatever you want with any note.If anyone still has problems with Renoise, it’s because you do not know to use it properly, still.
Vector GUI in FL Studio 12is far superior to other DAWs.Renoise carries blocked without evolution since birth.Need a radical change in interface for high screen resolutions.Moreover,Renoiseis almost perfect, can only add more features and improvements, details. Is extremely tidy.FL Studio is a chaos of small windows, like other DAWs.Renoise is a bullet for composing.Everything is always in its place.
I have tried using other DAWs too. And I always end up using Renoise for all.I’ll repeat: Renoise is a fucking tracker!That alone is already superior to other tools for composition.But Renoise is much more than an advanced tracker. We all know.
And I have to disagree with you 
First of all, there is this bug:https://forum.renoise.com/t/new-note-columns-created-when-recording-one-shot-samples/41722
Second, even if you manage to record everything into the pattern editor and it sounds exactly the way it did when you recorded it (I never managed to do that with more complex things, e.g. an actual drum part played with my V-drums), then the notes are all over the place! For drums, for instance, the fist kick note might be in column 1, the second in column 4, the third in column 2, then next in column 1 again, and so on and so forth. The same with all the other notes. In a piano roll, if I look for a C-4 amongst all other recorded notes, there is exactly once place (row) where they can be. In Renoise, for every single note, there are 12 potential places they can be. In a piano roll, I look at the pattern, and I have a good idea what is going on. In Renoise, I need to study the pattern for several minutes to figure out what is going on.
So, yes, Renoise is great for composing/programming notes, but NOT for live recording them. And I don’t see why the latter shouldn’t be improved.