+1 for NEWer GUI.

Peter did the right thing by leaving older style front page for people who are use to it. Cakewalk (DAW) has what they now call "Work Spaces" this is somewhat similar, when you can choose your workspace.

However, I do feel that mixer and unintuitive menus are also a significant part of graphical user experience and while the initial front page was addressed, I feel these two big items were left out.