Robert,
Perhaps "original concept" was limited by pushes of seasoned users who wanted something particular to their workflow? Not taking side opinions from "average" users who are non forumers (which I believe make up to 90%+ all users)

JJJ,
"Anyone who uses a professional, modern DAW to mix and master is going to want to move everything there as quickly as possible."

Nope. If plugin is stable and capable I would prefer most of things "liquid" before finalizing! Same as with Halion, Kontakt, SynthFont or anything similar.



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Since it is an open discussion... (for which I am hoping I will not be banned) Here are my 3 cents of non-real musician + non-programmer, but a side observer.
Developers need serious help. And I do not mean an army of Far East coders. One person who genuinely specializes in this type of programming and who has a strong sense of software architecture, that can do things clean and fast who should be able to bake things right within 3-5 weeks in addition, coaching existing team of the "ins" and "outs" so they can continue on solid ground. Plus a graphic designer for a short 1-2 week gig to make it look pretty. Now it's the best time ever for this sort of thing. Sadly, many talented people lost jobs in recent months and I am sure quite a few will gladly take a fun "remote" gig over, how one gentleman coined the phrase, the "internets".