There are indeed a few buggy features, but as mentioned by Bitflipper there are features other software can't touch. The ACW chord and beat detection is awesome. The whole realtrack concept is exceptional. Little things like the scrollbar in the edit window can be annoying, but are happily traded off for the other features and results.

It would be nice if they could fix those little things. A couple things you'll hear about often here are the VSTi support for plugins requiring time code and the odd time support of the notation. These have been on the block for a while.

The GUI is indeed dated, soem new color and neater look is due. When I show people the program for the first time they of course comment on the aged look.
However when I show them a couple key features it becomes much less of a topic. Eye-candy traded off for features.

I truly hope you can be involved in testing, good eyes help catch these things before release. It wasn't too long ago we did testing on this version and all of us must have missed those things you found. We caught some stuff, but obviously missed some. Your programming background may help with suggested solutions.
They don't seem too anxious to upgrade the UI, so I'm not expecting that any time soon, but they have surprised us before. That ACW, when I first saw it just amazed me. Being able to get the chords and the tempo map just right was really cool. Then they threw in the coup when the realtracks were released; the reason for the ACW became apparent and its power was multiplied with what it could help you do. I'm glad you like the program overall. I turn to RB quite often, more than most other DAW software I own, and I do have a few.
Being a programmer though you know you should be saving often, always a good idea. I hate losing data I had worked on! So I can relate to your frustration when you posted.


I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!