I actually own Traction. I got a free version with one of my little Mackie mixers. It was a fresh approach, and I really liked it, but for some reason it just didn't run as efficiently as Sonar or even Live. It just didn't seem to use my quad core processor efficiently, and I could really tell the difference when using soft synths. I waited for an update, but then it was evident that they were no longer developing it anymore. It's a shame that no one chose to pick up this product and further develop it. It could have really really been a big contender with it's slimmed down easy to use interface.