oh, addendum: trackers are probably better for keyboard-based systems where a mouse is not supported or infeasible. piano rolls are definitely easier to operate with a mouse
i'm still not super sure what the best interface is for touchscreens. piano roll, maybe
@typhlosion and maybe c) it's maybe easier for people unfamiliar with music notation to learn?
also I hope your thing saying leave your angry comments in the trash can didn't mean you didn't want any replies if so I apologize
@Felthry nah you're good. that was tongue in cheek
i would question the thing about it being easier for people unfamiliar with music notation to learn
@typhlosion hence the multiple maybes in that thing
@typhlosion You make good points! I like trackers, personally, but that's quite possibly just because the only music software i'm familiar with is Famitracker.
I wonder if trackers are a thing from the days of computers that struggle to render anything other than text, so a text-based UI that didn't need to process notes and other non-character-aligned things was practically necessary, and then people just kept using them because a) it's what they're used to and b) it's ⁂retro⁂