Hi all: Not having received my copy yet I really can't comment on the new automation although it certainly looks like it might be nice. Having said that - what concerns me is that it seems that none of the long-term bugs have been addressed in this major upgrade (the real reason that I upgraded), ie. release audio in background, and the less then ideal handling of midi files, not to mention it's own file handling. I would have thought that in a full point release that these would have been addressed. I would really like to see a point release that forgets about new-feature-itis and firms up already in place features - features that we all have already paid for PRIOR to this upgrade. Anyone care to comment. By the way I've been enjoying the thread on "who needs a mixer anyway" as I have a Multiface coming (some day soon I hope) and I'm not really sure of the best way to take advantage of its 8 ins/outs. Cheers Denis