I am a bit disappointed in the reviews I have read here. First of all, about the memory consumption, this is only relevant if you are running the application in 64 bit mode. To change to 32 bit right click-get info-and select run in 32 bit mode, this should reduce memory consumption by around 40-50 mb (crazy!). As for someone who works with final cut, Tracks is a huge help. If I am working on a project and want to here what a specific song would sound like with the scene, I just go to tracks and play the song without having to open the itunes window. In this since I find the application extremely useful and not a complete waist of money and time. Hope this helps anybody who is looking to buy. I mean no disrespect to other comments and reviews, this is just my opinion...