Just my opinion: Why I (and some) complain :
We rely on the process of production more than the song. There was a time when only great songs was written… but not anymore… Lets face it, (sometimes) we all work with bands and vocalist that is below par. But they all want to sound polished and produced. Sometimes we get bad songs and we have to produce them to an expectable quality. For this to work, I need tools. Nothing to do with creativity. Its all about productivity. I have to run a studio profitable. We all agree that a song is never finished, the budget is only exhausted! Great tools allow me to spend more time on the song, instead of the tool.