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p.s sorry if I come across too strong on this for some!
Nonsense. Your transparency and creative thoughts are well appreciated. We all get worked up a little on these things because this is a passionate group of musicians, and I think most of us can see at least a little bit of the possibility beyond what a traditional DAW has been.
I firmly believe that the world does not need yet another DAW that does exactly the same thing as 20 other products out there. The things you are talking about beyond the "traditional DAW" are what could make this a successful venture.
Personally I had already taken on StudioOne as Gibson was faltering and then exercised the attractive offer for Cubase. I consider both of those "traditional DAWs", each with some nice uniques, but still living within that confined "traditional" space. As much as I have liked SONAR, if it were to be just another product to fill that same spot, I don't really need that.
OTOH, as part of a solution that extends deeper into the creative space, I am very interested. I am really not a song writer as such. I never had a talent for lyrics or writing catchy hooks. But I often find myself wanting to capture musical ideas for further development. That makes perfect sense to do on a mobile device or cloud platform.
Just yesterday, I had a fellow musician ask me about software to consider as she wanted to collaborate on the writing of a song. It won't be the next Lady Gaga hit, but she really wants to go through the process of collaboration. There really isn't much out there yet to fill that need. I think the possibilities are great.
Myself, I am interested in how such a technology could be worked into some educational projects and master classes I am planning for the next year.