Mark,
"Modernity in software is a very, very different thing from modernity in music."
Yes and no. Kids who are making modern music are accustomed to easy workflow within modern software they are using.
"and am also turned off by complexity and workflow issues that require tricky workarounds."
If you are still here, that means you have patience and ability to compromise
We do not analyze from age and love of music.
I'm just talking about how I feel about the production process.
For example, a drum and bass can let me sing, and let others dance along, I think it's fine. If you put 2 guitars in at the same time, the feeling changes.
Currently, BIAB's styles are basically guitars from start to finish. When I removed the guitar, BIAB's drums and bass feel, it's also the feel of the band, not the feel of modern music.
So, I just used drums and bass from other companies. When I need a guitar in a chorus position, I might use BIAB to generate a guitar section.
This will cause a problem, that is, the number of BIAB openings will continue to decrease. Because there are still many excellent guitars, pianos VST
So, I was thinking, why didn't BIAB do something about it?
In fact, it is enough to do more demos that are in line with modern music. Shouldn't be difficult, right?
All the styles of BIAB now are the feeling of the band, and I like it very much. Wouldn't it be better if you made more modern styles?