As a kid I always dreamed of having racks of synths and FX units, but software has just gotten better and better since then, and now even the veteran producers I've interviewed admit they can't tell the difference anymore.
Even the analog "warmth" can be simulated with enough extra modulation and processing.
It's a shame because I finally have enough money to buy the synths I've always wanted, but the soft synths I own sound identical. I was thinking about buying a dx7, but even that has been replaced by an emulation which is even better (the original synth is 16bit)
I'd just love to fill a room with synths and sequencers but what's the point now that it's all in Ableton?
I just bought my second synth and I regret it. Soft synths are way too convenient plus now we’ve got the clap!
Luke Williams
Its more immediate, has zero latency, and you do different things that are hard if impossible to achieve without intent when using soft synths. Both have their place but real instruments never go out of style
Jacob Howard
Not worth it imo I use to want walls covered in this shit I could fw for hrs but it would b purely for nerdy visual aesthetic purposes at this point n at what cost? Stil love lookin at synth porn online but ima leave it at that
What does "more immediate" mean? What are these "different things"?
Joseph Hall
almost thought that was stv duda for sec
Xavier Clark
More immediate meaning you can play a note and turn a knob you never usually turn. Different just means physical accidents. With software you usually lack physicality of a performance. You can get around it by endlessly automating but clicking isnt as fun or rewarding imo. That being said: you need the space for hardware and most of us dont have it. It’s a matter of money really. There’s a reason why once producers get cash they always go the hardware route.
Andrew Rivera
Hardware synths?
Software synths?
What fucking difference does it make?
You losers have never written a single note of music worth listening to in your entire miserable lives. It might as well be one of those Speak and Spell keyboards they sell in the toy department for all the good it's going to be doing in your incapable hands.
Seriously, this is like asking if a Honda Civic or a Lamborghini is better when you don't even have a drivers license and still can't ride a bicycle without falling off lmfao
Thats the point. Is it easier to learn driving on a shitbox with broken stick shift or an automatic transmission car fresh out of the factory?
Lincoln Perry
One day you'll make it man, I'm rooting for you
Lucas Anderson
Midi controllers have existed for a decade and a half, bruh. Any physicality you lack from a DAW is your own fault.
Parker James
There are benefits to having hardware, but they are very small (depending on who you are of course). The main on is that it's much easier to get "hands on" and change parameters. I don't see the point anymore desu because as you have said virtual instruments are "good enough".
Jacob Walker
Pros: >actual purpose made device >has resale value >doesn't rely on your PC's CPU and doesn't bog down your DAW >has the intrinsic peculiarities that make it distinct >can flex on poorfags
Cons: >needs maintenance and repair sometimes >often has poor DAW integration (though often very good even with vintage gear) >little to no firmware updates for vintage and new gear >takes up space >resale value fluctuates based on trends, but is always better than plugins
Anthony Cruz
if you are buying hardware, buy modern, a lot of old stuff you will have to repair at one point or another
Adrian Howard
at some point it was super cheap to buy old digital hardware and replace the onboard battery.
shit like a jv-1080, wavestation, tx802 or tx81z was going for next to nothing. Plenty of great sounds on them
Ethan Myers
Have you ever played a real synth before?
Josiah Baker
Real synth keybeds are shit if you come from a piano or organ background. Most midi controllers are on par with, or slightly better than synth keys, even when you go into the 2k range.
But to answer your question, I own a Korg DW-8000.
Christopher Miller
I would get one just to get a feel for how it works with knobs to turn. I have an SH101 for example (back from when they couldn't get rid of them, I bought it in a supermarket), get a second hand Behringer copy? I think it would be very hard to get your head round it only ever twiddling virtual knobs if you don't know what you're doing already.
Mason Powell
It’s all I’ll ever need, picking it up in 2 weeks and can’t wait
