[richiebee]

They're both as bad as one another. If you don't like the idea of quantized drum patterns, you can introduce grooves to your Cubase programmed rhythms that can be randomized to any degree that you want, whether it be velocity or position and once you have found the groove that works for your song, you can apply it to the whole song, with said randomization that adds the human touch.

Drum programming shouldn't take hours. It just takes a brief study of what drummers do. Remember they only have two hands and two feet (well most drummers do anyway), don't overprogram. Making it sound good to me is down to the samples. If you have a kit with several different velocity samples, especially on the snare, it can make a world of difference.