bapu
Don't, under any circumstances, mention my name..

Good point, but if you show up with a large, wiggling duffle bag and tell them you've got Bapu in it, they might let you in. 

Wow- Thanks for the suggestions...some of those places looked kinda creepy. I pictured more of an office environment in the front with a bunch of software baking units in the back further with tasters here and there. Probably some guys there with dna similar to Bill gates. The older workers have long since been retired due to retina failure and the insanity that can happen when you live with computers most of your adult life.....but I could be totally wrong and these guys like to go kayaking and mountain climbing on the side. Whatever the case, it takes a special breed to write code day in and day out, listen to complaints and fix minor nits. 
 
I think it would be cool to visit and meet a few of the wizards. I wouldn't ask any really private questions want to  competitivness being what it is in the DAW market.
 
I probably need to go through the proper channels here. I just wondered if any of you have made the visit?

Starise
 
... it takes a special breed to write code day in and day out, listen to complaints and fix minor nits. ... I think it would be cool to visit and meet a few of the wizards. ...

 
Having lived, for a long time, with a very good code artist, and one of the best, in many ways, this is an issue ... they don't all write code day and night, but those that do, also have to get up day and night to fix details in the code they over see and work with. The problem, usually is, of course, one person in the middle of the thousand, and when you fix this little detail, you hack up 10 others accidentally ... now things get tough!
 
Code, is, in some ways, a thankless job!
 
But it, also, is, something that needs a lot more input from the outside folks, as a lot of code folks tend to be a bit over protected and hidden, and they do make mistakes, which is not a problem, but I have also seen malicious "revenge" (no other word for it!) take place, because of people that did not have any kind of aesthetic or artistic appreciation for the work they did or helped with.
 
The other issue is that many of these programs are not helping people "get into music", and do not support beginners well enough ... it is automatically assumed that these programs are for some type of professional music hackers whose talents could be considered dubious, but there are just as many folks whose talents are above and beyond the measuring lines. Not to mention how many of these programs are killing the actual learning of how to play music ... which no one is addressing, and will eventually do away with instruments altogether!
 
While I am not a computer dummy, I have had a horrible time with DAW's ... but I can do Windows support all night long, and used to help folks with a lot of issues over the phone. I'm not new to "software", but being able to get personal assistance, when one on one, is difficult, logistically for everyone, and I only did 2 house calls, and they were not ... favorable ... in every sense of the word!
 
But in general, if you get them all a pizza and Dr. Pepper and a kick in the butt, you probably can sit with them and BS about the latest game they play with! (Remember they are code artists, and some times they can see where the cheating is, and how the video card responds, which might give them an extra edge that you do not know about!).
 
Good luck! 

I met Noel at Winter NAMM 2015 and he's an approachable guy. PM him.

KenB123
Now I have this song stuck in my head...
 
Someone's Knockin' At The Door.
Somebody's Ringin' The Bell.
Someone's Knockin' At The Door.
Somebody's Ringin' The Bell.
Do Me A Favor,
Open The Door And Let 'Em In.

Funny ... I heard this:
Please come to Boston in the springtime
I'm stayin' here with some friends and they've got lotsa room
You can sell your paintings on the sidewalk
By a café where I hope to be workin' soon
Please come to Boston

About a month ago I posted a google earth pic of where I thought Cakewlak were. Turns out my address for them was out of date and so they posted an up to date pic with the proper address and said I should pop in any time I'm in town. So call the office or spam Andrew or someone and organise it.

Thanks Mudgel! Glad I got the new location. I'm in Boston now....not sure if I'llll make it there before my plane leaves though.

Easy there Starise (hey, shouldn't that be "Starrise?").  I'm sure he heard you the first time. 

What did you say? I say what did you say? You gotta speak up a might. I got my internet turned down.

When I was a kid, we didn't admit openly that we could hear the Internet. Why, if you walked around yelling, "LOL!", searching for funny cat videos, and trying to friend everyone on the planet, everybody would treat you like you were insane. I learned not to talk about it too often. Oh, I heard it alright, but talking about it was not allowed.
 
"That boy just ain't right, bless his heart." I got that all the time. I still do. LOL.