And Why?
Sound quality, I would have to go with hardware synth's. Sounds more warmer, richer and thicker. Software synth's sound thin and phony. You have to "dress em up" a lil to get them even close to hardware synth's.
Software synth's IMO are just more accessible and cheaper to come by. A little more portable than carrying around a keyboard but..hey! thats just MY opinion.
Would love to hear you guys opinions also.