yes, that pretty much sums it up nicely.optX wrote:
Yes, but it isn`t a very good comparisson. You can control plugins with real world controllers ...
anyway, just read what Greg from Kush Audio is saying about this topic :
"Tonight someone asked me how much of a difference I think there is between hardware and plugins given the advances in plugins we've seen in the past year.
I told him that I think plugins are amazing because of what they enable regular everyday artists and musos and working engineers to achieve without laying out a half mil on cumbersome racks full of energy-sucking gear. My own musical endeavors would not be possible without plugins, and I think that's true for the vast majority of those of us who self-record or work with real-world budgets.
But in terms of raw sonics --- which is one of my two true passions (the other being user interfaces) --- I think the metal boxes have an unmistakeable and, for me, immensely satisfying tone and transient impact that the digital code, for reasons I do not fully understand, still lacks. Many gifted people are working full time on narrowing the gap; only time will tell if it's a gap that ever truly be close...d.
In the meantime, Kush will keep making both hardware and software because at the end of the day they're all just tools; everyone's real focus here should always be music, and the weapons we choose in the war to make art should serve the process, not the other way around. Rules and dogma should be viewed with extreme suspicion; use whatever works, and get on with it.
-ubk"
musicians who play real physical instruments will spend huge amounts of money on a beloved instrument that may sound marginally better than a similar much cheaper instrument that will keep another musician totally happy, but to the first guy, there's no comparison, the difference in tone, playability, and feel means he cannot accept less.
I feel the same about any electronic music kit, including mastering gear. If i can tell a difference then i'm not happy with inferior product no matter how little the difference my be to someone else.
If i cant afford to buy said gear, (which is often the case) then i will have to use a professional studio, or find a work around, and for me that is getting the best out of what quality gear ive already got.
