Keeping the tabs and all the functionality available on the current Audio Mixer and packaging the functionality in a new mixing console view makes sense and would make the mixer more user friendly to those that are accustomed to working with DAWs. If repackaging the Audio Mixer interface is taking the Audio Mixer too far, I'm fine with the existing mixer. Having said that though, my expectation is PG Music will implement the four suggestions I made in
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The Tracks View excites many users and has the potential to become the most DAW like window in Band-in-a-Box. The obstacle I see hindering the Tracks View is it displays a song linearly. Much thought will have to be given as to how the Tracks View can display a song that is not linear.