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sam cooper schreef:

> 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