Hi
Podium is great, but so far has not timestretching / looping stuff, like Acid or Reaper. I too really like that aspect, at least in Reaper – it’s been a long time since I tried the Acid (sequencer, or chemical 😛 ).
But, I think that timestretching is on the agenda for Podium, although not for a little while yet. One man operation, and quality / stability is king (like it should be) so sometimes the fancy stuff has to wait a bit.
Anyway, give the demo, or free version a try; i think you will like it. It’s definitely a serious piece of gear.