| Workflow vs sound
Software wins on:
Speed (no need to wire cabling, repatch things, tune the synth, etc)
Portability (You aren't taking a CS-80 on a plane with you)
Hardware wins on:
Sound quality
and many win on tactileness. Yes, I could have a control surface to control a Moog synth, but the knobs and switches on my moog are pretty damn good!
If you have the space, money, time and maintence... the hardware ones win out. If you're on the road, or need to do a lot of stuff quickly from yoru Macbook Pro... then softsynths clearly win.
The consumer does not notice the difference as much as you notice the difference in your workflow.
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