What this thread halted???
Soundeziner, yes yes, but anyhow i'll bet you people will be paying me more money in 10 years for my Rhodes, Clavinet, Hammond, Real Piano, Minimoog, VP-330 Vocoder etc... Outboard hardware than any software emulator or whatnot I can buy now.
When digital first entered, some guys sold their stuff for peanuts there are 80's secondhandlists around where you could get a La2a or a CL1B for 300 dollar.
the stuff they bought back then to replace that gear with isn't worth shit now, and low and behold what do we pay now for a La2a or anything in that category.
Ok a bit of fashion is in there, but still I think it will remain this way for a good more years to come.
and if not, i'll be happy buying that stuff at those dump prices again and have real knobs to fiddle with instead of mousing around behind a screen.
for me it's also the quality of a day, i'm already to much behind a computer screen.
when making music I want to sit behind speakers and have buttons and knobs that go on or off or more or less this way mixing stays a performance and is much more intuitive.
Okay I don't do commercial or ad work and actually I'd prefer to keep it that way.
I can pro tools with my eyes closed, shortcutting and clicking at great speed, but it is not my preferred medium of choice.