Had to chime in as I found myself smiling at the "to-and-fro"...interesting thread to me as this is a very representative "customer - supplier" conversation. (I'm a Boeing systems integration project manager, work with "demanding" customers every day, and have to facilitate trade-offs between suppliers and customers constantly).

The "Customer" knows what s/he wants (needs?)- and almost always represent a value-add to other customers as well.

But the supplier has many customers with an evergrowing list of requirements ("needs").

Given available resource (cost) and a yearly (or bi-yearly) schedule constraint (e.g. 1-to-2 releases/year), the supplier must prioritize "features" to develop and deliver (scope) to deliver the maximum cost/benefit (revenue, margin) needed to first survive, and, ideally, grow.

Bottom line: I am purchasing the "EverythingPak" after working with Biab2013 though I really, really would prefer a BiaB that was x64, Windows 7, way better GUI, much stronger stylemaking (pattern creation) and "Mixing" capabilities.

Why? Because it's a tool that is one of several that aids and abets creation. Motif with its Performances, Arpeggiation and Pattern creation functionality; Reason with its toolkits and Cubase with its great production-oriented tools.

Biab is not likely to ever be the "one ring that rules them all" - so what? Like the growing MIDI Superstyles, like the RealTracks with Notation; really dislike several aspects of it. So I don't use it for that.

Cheers, love the forum and the passion.

Last edited by MotleyFool; 12/02/13 06:03 PM.
Cheers, Mike.

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