Audiobot202 stop being defensive, T has a great UI but Jules even admits it is far far behind in terms of modern features (Not his fault obviously)
Don't try and make excuses, don't get defensive, just let the man do his thing and see where it goes

The thing is, to an old timer like me, the 'modern features' you mention translate to 'trendy gimmicks'.

I mean, the recordings of the golden ages of album rock and modern jazz were made with recording gear that had far fewer 'modern features' than even T1.

In short, for some of us, once you have decent recording, non-destructive audio editing, and a bug free working environment, the only thing that really matters IS the UI. Everything else is just window dressing.

The important thing is that Tracktion stays simple and elegant enough for the long-in-the-tooth old timers like thee and me; but also sports the modern features desired by the whippersnapping beat manglers and slicers 'n' dicers

Important to them maybe.

Well, important to the ongoing success of Tracktion I'd say

I agree that it needs an overhaul, as does Jules obviously. I think it's wise to remember the whole Tracktion paradigm though: easy and intuitive recording in a single screen. Modeless software, in other words.

So, right now, what features does it not have that mean you can't record music?

It hosts plugins, it records audio and midi and it exports sound. Perhaps it doesn't have quite the frills of other hosts at the moment, but what part of that formula means that you cannot currently record? How is it not usable?

It's not as if Jules bought it back to release T4 and then dump it again, now is it? One would assume that, after investing time and money and passion into the re acquisition of his baby, that he fully intends to update it with more modern features.

I, for one, look forward to what happens next. Tracktion was the first piece of software that got me really excited to get down ideas.

This first release version of T4 is the product of two months of work cleaning and updating the codebase. It's intended as a base product for further development. They've been wise to release this now to generate interest. I like their attitude. I suspect that Jules was always a bit conflicted about selling it in the first place. We may never know. The very fact that he was motivated to organise to buy it back demonstrates his commitment to it as a platform.

This means future support and updates.