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What many are looking for is an interface which looks more like what you would find in a "a real life" recording studio.



I agree that certain types of app should look like what they are emulating. A classic example would be a music player. They usually look something like a cassette tape machine because that's what most users would have been familiar with.

However, I don't think that applies to BiaB since it isn't supposed to be a DAW. Looking like a recording studio would give the wrong impression about its purpose. RealBand on the other hand does try to look like a studio as it should (whether it needs more work is an open question).

Ultimately I don't think looking like a studio counts, by itself, as 'modern'.

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I think critics may want something little more "clinical" and a little less "cartoony"?



I don't want to cause offense but here you have simply substituted 'cartoony' for 'outdated'. Whether something is cartoony is very subjective and no more defined than 'outdated' or 'modern'. I do think I understand what you are getting at but I think BiaB already allows you to modify the 'cartoony' elements. Try substituting a different font for the default chordsheet font 'Comic Sans MS'. That alone will change the 'cartoony' look.

Anyway, thanks for the comments. It's very interesting what different people see in an app.

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