[tiborsaas]

I'm a long time bedroom producer and I find this tool an interesting concept, but I couldn't get through the initial step to create a 4/4 kick loop. There's too much internal state going on with no indicators about what's active or what mode I'm in that it feels more like a memory game than a fun music toy. Maybe it's not a coincidence I'm not a vim/emacs fan? :D

What I'd add is a few tutorial videos to explain the basic concepts from scratch.

[nkozyra]

This is the creators dilemma when it comes to UX - you know how it works so it feels intuitive.

[tiborsaas]

I know a few musicians who made their own software to create their music so if it works for you that's already a win.

What would work to improve the workflow is to ask people to try it in front of you, just like a normal UX research.