[Kairos]

The thing with the AK is you just sort of have to fail a lot and get through the frustration with the understanding that it's all learning experience. Once you grok the basic concepts (gizmos took me a bit), you'll discover that a WHOLE LOT of possibilities open up.

Planning is super important though. My first data set required a major overhaul because I hadn't accounted for certain more advanced features that had to interact with the stuff I'd already done -- in ways that the work I'd done made, well, difficult.

Also, spend time with the SW sample files. They are very helpful, but you sort of have to know what you're looking for. A full-featured text editor like Notepad++ (which can search through files within given folders) is indispensable.

Lastly, you have to REALLY want your set of datafiles for HeroLab. That motivation is key.