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revrb

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1 Posted on 02/19/2004 at 20:34:21

which do you work with more? and why?

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pax

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2 Posted on 02/22/2004 at 05:24:09

Hi,
In my opinion hardware is more solid and reliable. Vst instruments are more fragile but worth working with. It's also a matter of preference.Main thing is? whatever you work with is not important as long as it sounds ok and when it works stable.
I should say, the best of both worlds and whenever it suits your purpose and you feel happy with it , that's all you need.
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chris at www.tsunamimusic.be

revrb

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3 Posted on 02/22/2004 at 11:36:52

exactly! if you can use both to get the sounds you want...thats great, i like to use the solid stuff more, and i like the fact that i dont have to haul my computer everywhere if i want to jam...thats when a laptop would be very good to have

Sam Spastic

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4 Posted on 03/05/2004 at 23:26:50

I really like some of my old hardware but with Reason I'm almost unlimited in how many synths I can use. And to have that many synths in hardware would cost a fortune.

Still need one good keyboard tho.

revrb

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5 Posted on 03/06/2004 at 10:15:35

EXACTLY! good point also, there is no way most musicians could have a lineup like that without spending $10,000's

one good piece of hardware is good enough for me also, otherwise, things get too complicated and expensive

Freakuency

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6 Posted on 09/23/2005 at 14:02:37

I actually have a good mix of both. I have four hardware synths and many software synths, which make for a great combination for creating new sounds. Since I refuse to use stock synth sounds, I'm creating all my own and I have everything I need to do that, with the Oberheim Matrix 12 and Absynth serving as my primary sound creation tools. Both are trouble-free and very reliable and, with Midiquest as my editor/librarian, I can save and organize all my new sounds and quickly and easily recall them, making my old analog MIDI synths quite powerful.

Grollie

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7 Posted on 09/23/2005 at 14:56:09

I prefer Hardware i only have 2 synths, a Tone Generator and Mixing desk with Basic EFX

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