Originally Posted By: justanoldmuso
JohnJohnJohn.

Tthere are things i would like in rb n' bb.

but at the same time i remind myself that i must be fair cos ive been on the other side of the fence dealing with a user base….and am aware of the various challenges for developers.

I also remind myself that the bb n' rb combo starts at 120 bucks.

https://www.pgmusic.com/bbwin.packages.pro.htm

with greatest respect J3 if one looks at the specs of above (with rb) plus consider that lots of people would like to do songs starting at a cheap price…the above is a great deal imho.

Do you know a better deal on the market that has so many featuresn/content ?
cos i dont mate at that price.

i look at various competitors products/features and their user forums and with any product one will see features that users would like and sometimes problems in use.
pg isnt alone in this.

when i was 'on the other side of the fence' we labored mightly to achieve a happy user base.
you have no idea how many sleepless nights...lol.
but it's the 'nature of software' that someone's needs wont be met. i'd like a buck for each time a user said to me 'why did you implement freds feature before mine'.

Do I get frustrated sometimes ? sure mate…but then i remind myself of all these great features/tools we have these days…and the above comments.

i'm just trying to be fair..
do i tear my hair out sometimes ? sure i do...but with various music software ive teared my hair out also and said to the pc 'why the hey did they do that feature that way' ? imho doing songs is work and involves lots of challenges no matter ones chosen tools.


if anyone on these forums thinks being a developer is easy ...take programming courses in C++ and assembler and dsp routines n' dealing with API routines to see first hand the challenges for developers of music production software..cos it aint trivial imho....and it will give one a feel for what challenges music software developers face.


happiness n' have a great 2023 John.

om

My observations come from two perspectives, 1) I'm a full-time professional software dev since 1994 and 2) I'm a demanding software user for even longer than that!

There is great software. And there is good software. You'd be hard pressed to find any great music software out there that has as old and quirky and convoluted UX as BIAB. And this is not news. We all know it.

Yet, at the same time, if you ignore the dated Win XP interface and convoluted menus and dialog windows, under the hood BIAB is truly GREAT software! The RealTracks and how the software assembles them is truly BRILLIANT! Almost beyond belief how great this aspect of BIAB is. And that is why I continue to use it and recommend it 11 years and counting! But there is no excuse for how out of date the UX is. "Software is hard" just don't cut it in 2023!