First time I tried BIAB 10+ years ago, in hope to find a continuation of my Yamaha QY100 sequencer/arranger, which was an excellent piece of hardware 20 years ago. I tried it for an hour and uninstalled it.

Couple of years ago I decided to give it another shot, and got frustrated again. GUI scared me to death! I could not understand, why software so creative has this outdated design. I was about to close the door on BIAB but couple of senior members convinced me to be more open minded. In a couple of months I realized that this will be my main to-go software for music inspiration.

Before I moved to college I played with couple of bands, but it was never my intention to perform for crowds. I enjoy making songs for the joy of creating, not aiming for perfection. My thinking is, you can always expand on quality if you have good "bones". I was pleasantly surprised to find that many members here are also putting the concept of idea, composition and arrangement in front of judgement of production quality.

To draw the line. With very limited time I have for my music hobby, BIAB allows me to experiment with different styles on the fly, without sacrificing the quality. To be able to make those wonderful musicians play what I want them to play, without hating me for it.

Plus, forum members, that for the most part are wonderful people and musicians that will try to help and explain things without poisonous sarcasm. (*sarcasm can be good if applied in homeopathic dosages, like cyanide in B12 vitamins)

P.S. I do think I am lucky in the way to jump on the wagon at the time I did. I do see major improvements being made in relatively short period of time I was around. Hoping there is more BIG ones to come in the next year or two smile