IBM,
Even with your rant I agree with much in your latest post. You indeed are correct that a Hobbyist using Cubase in a studio would not make the cut for long at all. You guys making a living at this stuff are in a totally different ballgame than the bedroom producer. For one you have a client and have to cater to them and their needs. They are paying money for a service and you have to provide that service in professional and timely manor. If your tools are not good then you will be hard pressed to meet the clients needs and expectations. This gets back to the fact of what I was saying earlier. Specifically, that Cubase needs to be a professional tool. It is not good enough to push out software that sort of works and expect the pro production crowd to deal with the issues and bugs that are contained in the program. This is one big reason there should be another update prior to 8, aimed at bug eradication and ensuring that in fact what is in the program actually works. In addition the workflow needs to be optimized and made efficient!
LB