I don't think they will be going for 'full DAW' functionality, rather taking the same path that Dorico [1] has taken - in allowing DAW-like features to produce

I don't think they will be going for 'full DAW' functionality, rather taking the same path that Dorico [1] has taken - in allowing DAW-like features to produce better audio output from the scoring application, while still remaining in that same app. I've found that Dorico has allowed me to control things that otherwise I would have needed to put into a DAW to do (such as alter played note lengths to my satisfaction while retaining the notation I think is appropriate) - something which was previously difficult or impossible to do. In addition, being able to have DAW-like control of a mix removes the need to transfer the project (or stems) to a DAW, which can be great, particularly when you want to quickly create something for someone's assessment; yes, in the final version you may well need everything that a DAW offers, but often you'll just need a bit of control to spruce things up a bit and take it in the right direction, and having greater control over this (via VST Instruments and hopefully effects) will allow this all to happen in-app rather than having the (sometimes long-winded) transfer to a DAW. Which can then need to be done again when there's a significant enough change to the music to mean a re-import. [1] - https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/ https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/