I think it’s interesting just how much we all have in common here.

1. Everyone here is speaking their own truth as to what tools they use
2. Everyone here either built the tool they use or was introduced to it by someone or something
3. Everyone has a story on how they arrived at BiaB
4. Everyone has a story on how they arrived at music
5. Everyone is somewhere on the music proficiency spectrum(s)
6. Everyone is on a dynamic and limited time continuum

Because of #6, the tool(s) you use today may not be the tool(s) you use tomorrow. Or tomorrow you may have more tools in your box than you do today.

I think everyone can agree that (in general) a hammer is better at driving and removing nails than a screwdriver. And (in general) a screwdriver is better at inserting and removing screws than a hammer. If you know how to use both.

But when you consider complex software tools that are revised periodically and must operate on your particular hardware platform and must fit within your workflow and must be at least somewhat comfortable and efficient to use, well then, the simple analogy of the hammer and screwdriver begins to break down.

Another factor at play in considering a new or different software tool is “herd mentality”. Unless you are a maverick, most likely you will avoid adopting a tool that no one else is using for fear of having no help when you need it. Instead, you will choose to use the tool that many are already promoting and using. And then collaborating with others may also influence your choice of tools.

I would say that most if not all of us want to become more proficient in music while maintaining or increasing the level of satisfaction and fun we get from music. So to springboard from Teunis’ thought we should continue to learn. This requires researching, considering, pondering, testing, and adopting new tools as we are able. In a nutshell . . . grow, adapt and be happy smile

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For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.