I don't use it as a daw. I've never put one note in the sequencer or recorded audio with it. I simply rewire it into Sonar, or whatever I'm using that week, and access it as a vast array of synths, sounds and effects. There's really nothing like it once you flip the program around and start wiring things how you want them. There's a built in CV architecture, like you use with modular synths, and you can do things that are impossible with other daws when it comes to modulation parameters. You can also use the CV with VST, which is awesome.