I've stayed away from this thread up until now because I think that which DAW you use is all down what you want to do with it and personal preference as to how you work. I do find though, that some people (not directed at anyone here) will criticize a product without having a full working knowledge of it.

In fact, it's been my experience that most people only know a proportion of the capabilities of their own DAW - I've been using PowerTracks since it went audio about 12 years ago and I'm still discovering new aspects of it.

The thing which is puzzling me and why I've joined in at this late stage is that there have been lots of references to the lack of automation with RB/PT. I find I can automate the channel fader, pan control and eight aux sends on all 48 channels. In addition, I can do this either by moving the controls in real time on the mixer, or by drawing or editing the curve for all these controllers in the PIANO ROLL window. I can also use this method to automate all other MIDI controllers. I accept that it would be nice to have the sub-groups automated, but other than that, what is it that people feel is missing?

Just curious...

ROG.