I equate the genius that is Peter Gannon with the kind of genius that was Steve Jobs.

Case in point, when lots of folks were Wishlisting for Drum Loop capability, likely because they only knew of Drum Loop capability from other programs such as Acid and Frooty Loops, Peter came up with RealDrums. Totally unexpected, and, an elegant answer in its own right. MUCH easier than forcing the user to have to try to assemble canned Drum Loops one bar or four at a time, RealDtums not only can generate the entire drum part with one button push, from the very beginning it could also automatically substitute RealDrums in any already existing MIDI style, provided there was a match. And inside the RealDrums Picker, we could even control how tight or loose that automatic substitution could be.

Band in a Box is different - and it is my contention that the difference should be celebrated rather than pushing to have it just become "like" something else already out there.

Steve Jobs' methodologies are an excellent example of daring to be different in an age of across-the-board conformity. He also represents a designer who often refused to listen to the input of others about whether or not to implement something in a fashion different from the existing commonality. Sometimes you incur losses when doing that, but the individual who is able to land on their feet and keep on with the new ideas often prevails.


--Mac

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