Why buy hardware synths?

[balma]

Some songs have a certain sound regardless of their Sounds.(best)

Sinergy is one my biggest reasons to use a hardware setup made of distinctive synths interacting between them.

[Dj Pound]

Why buy hardware synths?

Why shouldnt I?

[Phollop Willing PA]

My software crashed

[balma]

My software crashed

nice reason to give it a good kick in the a*s

[Skuzze]

it is foolish to make musical decisions based upon convenience, affordability, or trend.

--AG

Affordability? Really? Care to delve into that particular facet of your argument a bit more because you never really addressed it.

Regarding the on-going battle between hard- and soft-, I say I'd rather have more people playing with music than not and software is a more logical way to democratize electronic instrumentation.

[Stab Frenzy]

Regarding the on-going battle between hard- and soft-, I say I'd rather have more people playing with music than not and software is a more logical way to democratize electronic instrumentation.

There's no ongoing battle between hard and soft, just an ongoing battle between nerds who spend more time arguing on the internet than they do making music. The sensible people just whatever they've got for what it's best at, and make music.

[mao]

Regarding the on-going battle between hard- and soft-, I say I'd rather have more people playing with music than not and software is a more logical way to democratize electronic instrumentation.

There's no ongoing battle between hard and soft, just an ongoing battle between nerds who spend more time arguing on the internet than they do making music. The sensible people just whatever they've got for what it's best at, and make music.

Great answer !!!

[Automatic Gainsay]

it is foolish to make musical decisions based upon convenience, affordability, or trend.

--AG

Affordability? Really? Care to delve into that particular facet of your argument a bit more because you never really addressed it.

Regarding the on-going battle between hard- and soft-, I say I'd rather have more people playing with music than not and software is a more logical way to democratize electronic instrumentation.

I addressed it precisely as much as it needed to be addressed, but I'll clarify for you:
People don't become musicians, performers, songwriters, producers, etc. based upon how much it costs to do so. Music is an artistic inclination (or should be), and it's something you do because you can't help but do it.
The instrument with which you express yourself isn't chosen because of how much it costs, it's chosen because that's the instrument with which you can most effectively express what you feel compelled to express.

[D-Collector]

Well said.

[tyrannosaurus mark]

Unless you have no money, in which case the instrument you use to express yourself is the instrument you can get your hands on

[meatballfulton]

There is no denying the conveniency and ease you get with a good software setup, everything is right there as you left it, no loading of OS floppys, SCSI sample drives, patches, etc. EVERY time you start up.

My Motif ES does this if I want (an "autoload" feature). Of course, once I leave the workstation itself I have to deal with the other hardware...which is why I seldom leave the workstation

Actually this "total recall" is what I like best about software.

[meatballfulton]

All I can say is that it is foolish to make musical decisions based upon convenience, affordability, or trend.

Trend, OK but convenience and affordability?

Those two are always part of my decision whether or not to buy a particular instrument.

[Automatic Gainsay]

All I can say is that it is foolish to make musical decisions based upon convenience, affordability, or trend.

Trend, OK but convenience and affordability?

Those two are always part of my decision whether or not to buy a particular instrument.

Well, yeah... it's like tyrannosaurus mark said... sometimes you have to get what you can get.
But getting what you can get and defending it as what you want is a far cry from having what you want and need.
But still, no one should be saying "[instrument] is exactly what I want and need as a musician because it's cheap and convenient!"* We're not talking about a dishwasher, after all.



*Unless by some horrible chance your artistic inclination can only be satisfied by using something which is cheap and convenient, of course!

[shaft9000]

to me the measure of how expensive a piece of gear really is is this:

whether or not I can be done with the music as it stands - satisfied- not wondering if it could've sounded more like I want it to...that wastes more time, energy and money than anything - wondering if the grass is really greener

regardless of the monetary value, you pay for it one way or another - in time, money, frustration, self-delusion, satisfaction or inspiration. take thy pick.

[balma]

Common argument for software over hardware:
Software is cheaper.... easier to get.

When I started to play hardware, my earnings were $200-300 per month.

That's almost poverty. And I have never used software.

As somebody said, if you have an unevitable musician inclination, you'll find a way to get your instrument. Period.