This is Karl Ranseier on your profile picture, right? 
I think that DAWs have to be reconsidered anyway. While the ābandmachineā idea surely can act as a starting point for non linear work (like we do with Cubase et al today), I think the future will bring more āhands onā concepts, like ācombining partial patterns into songsā, would work like this:
- You record 4 measures of acoustic guitar strumming
- Actually you record 6 measures, but treat it like 4
- You can combine 3x6 measures into 12 (not 18) and all that
And you will be able to work on tracks in those patterns, etcā¦