Perhaps you’re right. I have no idea about ‘the competition’.
I think Note Expression is -fantastic-. Unfortunately, it’s also frustrating since no other vendors support it.
And I agree scripting would be great for power users. However, since such things are also not sexy, they don’t get done either.
Frustrating. I understand all the marketing reasons, but I see it as ‘income inequality’… seriously. My colleagues who are at the top end of the biz simply hire assistants to cover these deficiencies. While people at my end of the scale more and more are drawn to use ‘construction sets’ and loops rather than actually -writing- because it’s the only way to get 'er done.
IOW: the tools (or the lack thereof) instead of enhancing creativity, have a tendency to lock one into certain styles of music which are easier to produce (pun intended). The more ‘presets’; the more preset music.