iskandar wrote:
i do see your point but hardware does cost a lot and i would much rather spend that money on upgrading my computer...
Well, just a counter-point.
I have lost tons of money on computers over the years. Always obsolete, and losing their value quickly. I bought an Andromeda A6 in 2002 and sold it in 2004 for the exact same price. No drop in value whatsoever. I find that while gear is more expensive, it REALLY retains its value (except samplers of course - you couldn't give them away).
Agreed on the latency issue though, I have had nothing but stress with midi syncing external gear.
But that said, I will probably never sell the last remnants of my old hardware studio - a Waldorf Micro Q, and a hardware mixer... Considering I used to have (all at one time) and sold most of it for roughly no loss of money:
1x Alesis Andromeda A6
1x Access Virus C
1x Novation Nova
1x Korg MS2000R
1x Waldorf Mirco Q
1x Roland JX-305
1x Xone 464
1x Electrix Repeater
1x Electrix Warp Factory
1x Electrix Filter Factory
1x Electrix Mo-FX
2x Electrix EQ Killers
1x Electrix Filter Queen
1x Drawmer DC2476 Mastering Processor
1x Alesis Q20
1x Behringer Autocom Pro
1x Behringer Eurorack 802A mixer
1x Akai S-01 Sampler (I took a major loss on this, but at least I kept it for almost 10 years...)
Ultimately, I bought mostly used gear, and sold it for the same price. It got to the point that I would buy a synth just to "check it out", knowing that I could sell it again in a few months. Can't do that with a computer, can ya?
Ebay is your friend...
