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I think Real Band lays out midi stuff fairly well.



I think so too. However, each DAW is more intuitive to one person than another. If you learn one or two different ones you'll understand how most of them work. The question is; which one to learn first .. and for a lot of BiaB users it's RB since it is included (free) and does most of what other DAWs do plus integrates BiaB features.

Then you get into graphic interfaces, which is a whole 'nother topic. How it works and how it looks like it works can be deceiving. The point is that if you understand how it works you can do most tasks in any DAW.

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