The "Multitrack View" is incredibly simple. For a podcaster who just wants to cut out "ums" and add a royalty-free intro, 1.5 has zero learning curve. It also has a fantastic "Generate Silence" and "Auto Duck" feature that modern software hides behind menus.

These files are frequently repacked with:

Because the software was built for 32-bit architecture, it interfaced directly with hardware drivers with minimal overhead. On an old laptop, you could record 16 tracks simultaneously without the dreaded "buffer underrun" errors that plague modern DAWs on underpowered machines.