MPC Audio track limitations in standalone.

I wonder how difficult it would be for Akai to implement a linear wav multitrack visual layout in track mode (standalone).

I’m satisfied with my workflow when using audio tracks on the X, but something like this I’d imagine would eliminate the yearn for an additional DAW altogether.

I went out and bought the Zoom R20 for this reason alone, but returned it after a few days because they got EVERYTHING wrong with that machine.

then they released a new model that was even shittier.

Zoom in general is grossly incompetent with their products. They have a few field recorders that are fine, but obviously, a lot of their devices sell, not by their own merit, but because they are cheaper than the competition, that's all there is to it. I'd avoid that brand.

Well sir i do wish I could ditch my DAW cause I am getting almost fully arranged pieces of work in SA. The one workaround I am thinking of more and more is that I use bounced loop clips for live arrangement recently. This means you can edit the audio of bounced loops easily after arrangement and treat clip pads like your audio tracks. You can do fades and stuff in "sample edit" plus, use 8 busses (not much but still). I usually use **** of busses so that might be an issue. The AIR plugs are cool - but there is a lack of this "big picture" (on small screen) for fine adjustments across multiple tracks. The mixing process should be dynamic process and I can't imagine amount of menu diving to accomplish it with ease like in DAW. Mental.
You could then always bounce main 8-10 stems from busses & additional audio tracks to DAW (eg. main drums , bass, pads, leads, percussions, FXs etc.) afterwards and do a final mix in DAW with those grouped elements. The editing part is holding me back from limiting myself to being strictly SA.. I hate editing midi somehow, I prefer revisit waveforms in DAW when the work is 70-90% done, it is what the computer software was made for at the end of the day. Plus, dropping a little background elements here and there on timeline feels easy when you want to spice up your arrangement after rough-almost-done mix, when theres more headroom and space for them.