Mr. Fogle: Regarding a DAW's strength lying in working with EDM: this has been said of Ableton Live, FL Studio, Propellerhead Reason, and perhaps others. This, in turn, would lie in the fact that not only are they complete recording suites, they also include elements which other DAWs lack. Cakewalk and Acid were also trendsetters in their early capability to use smart clips and acidized loops, which other apps have only recently been able to take advantage of courtesy of Elastique-type properties.

Ultimately they are all able to do the same things with varying degrees of ease. The various GUIs are useful for accommodating differing approaches to work flow and even individual users' learning styles. Hooray for that! (I have used BIAB on a limited basis to produce EDM, but was totally stymied by Tracktion's GUI.) The thing, as was said above, is to use the tools available, be it pencil and paper or a million-dollar production suite, to create the best music possible.

I am not arguing for any particular approach. I believe that BIAB and RB could use an update in appearance, partly for marketing purposes and partly for functionality, but also that they are unique tools with which care must be taken not to mistake them for anything else currently available.

"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."