Quoth Rui Nuno Capela at 2008-11-12 18:57...
  major qtractor cons;)
 - no tempo/key-signature map 
Not an issue for me.
  - no score/notation editor 
Also not an issue for
me - I have never learned to read musical
notation, I just play 'by ear'.
  - no automation 
Probably not an issue.
  - no plugin latency/delay compensation 
Probably
also not an issue - if delays are great enough for things to
sound 'off', I have a problem elsewhere.  If delays are perceptible but
merely make the sound more 'organic', I'm happy!
Cheers
M
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