yeah, I never install the trial versions. its just disappointment when the trial ends. your right, that 7 or 7.5 is clunky. but try the vonage EQ, its awesome, even more surgical than the UAD . the chord track is also really cool and easier to use. the dj EQ is useful in electronic productions. the new halion se is pretty great too, lots of control. and all the saturation plugins are incredibly useful.
its taken me a while to like 7 and now 7.5. I think you’ll like it more the more you use it.
how dare you express your opinion here… never understood why people take this program (or any DAW for that matter) so personal.
keep making music!