I agree with Mal.

Good indices to both manual and videos would make finding one's way around the software so much easier.

One of the issues I find is that, whilst I'm trying just to learn about a specific feature, the manual so often tells about the several ways one can do things. I sometimes end up running into the short-term memory limit because of the "helpful" clutter. I'd hoped the new "Essentials" version would address that, but it seems as cluttered as before.

Describe a feature clearly, in and of itself, then go on to offer the helpful shortcuts.

The manual gives the impression of one that was written 30 years ago and has been repeatedly updated and modified, but probably never revisited. I think for me, part of the issue is the lack of white space. Every section seems just runs on into the next with barely a break for breath.

I suspect part of the difficulty may be that the manual is produced in a word-processor, rather that a desk-top publisher. I used to write specifications and found that, for any largish document, word-processors were next to useless and a nightmare for managing those documents.

Hyperlinks have been around in .pdf files for years now. They're helpful, though .pdf readers are not always so helpful with "return from whence I came".

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11
BIAB2025 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts
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