I've always preferred the STAFF view. Having been taught as a child to read musical notes on the staves, it just seems more natural to me.
Finding the buttons to add, delete, and use the other editing functions may take a bit of poking around.... or... hit F1 to bring up the help menu. I've used HELP more than a few times to find the buttons in a new version of the DAW....
I think the bakers actually like hiding things in the new versions.