This software/hardware is funny. Will it be over soon or later? :)
Both are great and are certainly not adequate to the same
purpose. For live playing, for sure hardware synths are the way to go.
Software are muuuch better than (reasonably priced) hardware when it
comes to sit into the studio and record and mix. The wealth of
(free and commercial) quality software plugins and synths is amazing.
And mixing "in the box" offers a flexibility inherent to the software
that will never be available into the most expensive consoles.
I'm talking about wiring, stacking audio processing tools, routing
audio... Today the way the achieve the maximum quality for music
production is to combine hardware+software. With only hardware, you'll
probably sound like a 80's guy. :)
About sound quality: if you buy a good D/A converter (not that
expensive) to plug into your computer and softsynths like
NI Massive, Cakewalk z3ta+, GForce Minimonsta, then you'll get the
greatest sounding digital synths ever!!! My laptop+converter sounds
better than my Yamaha Motif.
Stop thinking about which is better... They have different targets
and if you want to make great music you should be using both.
sam cooper wrote:
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> Ha Ha I love the both. I cant say I like one better But when they blend
> well and you cant tell them apart. whew ahhhh
>
> Check me out!
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> --- On Sat, 1/17/09, Peter Korsten <peter@...
> <mailto:peter%40severity-one.com>> wrote:
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> From: Peter Korsten <peter@...
> <mailto:peter%40severity-one.com>>
> Subject: Re: [AN1x] Re: additional synthts and the joys of actual keys
> To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AN1x-list%40yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 4:47 AM
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> sam cooper schreef:
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> > software is nice but hardware is heaven. I dont use software anymore.
> everything kinda sounds the same and you can tell what vsts they use.
> Yes you can dig deep. but knobs buttons it doesn't matter. just feels right.
>
> Well, to be honest, if you listen to some of Vangelis' works, like the
> 'Direct' album, you hear an awful lot of Korg T1 presets, so "it all
> sounds the same" may as well pertain to hardware synths.
>
> In the last few years, Ableton Live has made a bit of a name for itself,
> and now Akai (!) have made a hardware controller for it, the APC40.
>
> Anyway, I still prefer the immediacy of hardware, but other people
> wouldn't want to miss out on the integration and automation that you
> have with software synths and effects.
>
> Because, if you're really honest, how easy is it to set up a MIDI
> network and keep it working properly? Not easier than software, for sure.
>
> - Peter
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