Yes I have started using that, and it will work fine, but still IMHO MTS has a superior signal chain for pure tracking. This is in part due to the caliber of the effects included, and also due in part to the way it handles synths and effects in both audio and midi tracks. I guess the biggest draw for me is the rock solid stable system it has. In any one release there are never more than 2 patches, and usually only 1. And usually that patch is just a very small issue, so with or without the patch it is stable.

None of this in anyway deminishes RB, or BiaB, as they are different animals, and do things MTS does not even attempt. I could not get by without BiaB, and or RB now. I could get by without MTS. BUT the truth be told I chose not to as for the price i think it is the best basic DAW on the market, and it has simplified and enhanced the process for me in ways it is hard to decribe. When mac first suggested it to me i was struggling to get things done. I was bouncing around between N-Tracks, and Cake MC2003. I had tried Tracktion, REAPER, Vegas, Acid, And even a demo of PTPA. Everything i tried streesed out on my system, and had some glaring weakness. I bought and downloaded MTS on a suggestion from mac, and not only did it download smoothly, but it opened up and the setup was 5 minutes, and in the next hour i had recorded, mixed, and mastered a song. I would then go on to record and finish about 10 songs in a row with no issues at all. I even tried to bounce back and use some of the other programs, but they would slow me down and cause issues that delayed and frustrated me.

I have helped out at cakewalk since 2004 and it has always frustrated me that almost every issue that newbies have would have been solved with the purchase of MTS. So MTS, BiaB,and RB are my only used DAW software programs now. I still have several others but they are just there.

HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB 2025, Realband, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 9 32c , Melodyne 5 editor, Presonus Audiobox 1818VSL, Presonus control app.