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Originally Posted by macc  Sonically the differences are decreasing. I use plugins all the time and have had 2 today that are better 100% ITB. Big deal. Not using 'the fancy boxes' kind of feels even more slutty than using them 
But all the sonics aside there's just no getting around the fact that working with analogue feels very nice. Especially with something passive, I'm not sure if/how you can replicate that experience in software. It's like playing an instrument.
In fact that's exactly what it feels like! Closing my eyes and working with analogue feels like it does when I'm playing the drums. Calling up GUIs and using the mouse and editing one parameter at a time feels like programming drums in midi. |
This is exactly the reason I've purchased a small touch screen for selecting active plugin (it's also off to the side) and using a midi controller for control (Novation Nocturn, not ideal but good for experimentation). This makes it possible to use it kind of like hardware gear without looking at any screen and using 100% ears. It's a very revealing experiment and I hope to get this system fully up and running by the end of the year (have even thought about integrating it to the desk itself).
Controlling something like Nebula without having any computer screen in front of me is just amazing.
Cheers!
bManic