£500 VST Instrument Or £500 Keyboard Synthesizer / Controller ?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3226 posts since 30 Dec, 2014
Given the choice of software and hardware we have, if you were given £500 ( or what ever your equivalent currency is ) and you only had the choice to choose between a keyboard (hardware based) or a VST Instrument (obviously software based), what would you choose, assuming the cost's were the same ?
Whilst the reality is that you could buy a set of VST's to make up the cost of £500, what I'm asking you is really about what you place the most value in, when it comes to the software v hardware dilemma.
I added my first ever poll here, just to make things interesting.
Whilst the reality is that you could buy a set of VST's to make up the cost of £500, what I'm asking you is really about what you place the most value in, when it comes to the software v hardware dilemma.
I added my first ever poll here, just to make things interesting.
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- KVRAF
- 21189 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
Software, hands down. No contest.
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- KVRian
- 518 posts since 23 Apr, 2017 from Eastern US
That’s $650.85 for me
Let’s see, I’d buy these hardware synths and drum machine
Poly-800 (300?)
Casio MT-68 (50)
Yamaha PSR-36 (100)
CZ-230s (100?)
Boss Dr Rhythm 220 (110?)
Or if I wanted 3 synths
Yamaha/Casio 80’s or 90’s home keyboard with auto accompaniment (100)
Alpha Juno (400)
Yamaha TX-81Z (100)
If new
Behringer Odyssey and Korg Volca Beats.
For $500 I could just buy an old ROMpler of some sort.
Ok, so if only ONE. An old 80s budget polysynth that’s still sold cheap.
Let’s see, I’d buy these hardware synths and drum machine
Poly-800 (300?)
Casio MT-68 (50)
Yamaha PSR-36 (100)
CZ-230s (100?)
Boss Dr Rhythm 220 (110?)
Or if I wanted 3 synths
Yamaha/Casio 80’s or 90’s home keyboard with auto accompaniment (100)
Alpha Juno (400)
Yamaha TX-81Z (100)
If new
Behringer Odyssey and Korg Volca Beats.
For $500 I could just buy an old ROMpler of some sort.
Ok, so if only ONE. An old 80s budget polysynth that’s still sold cheap.
Many paid and free VSTs as well as Kontakt libraries. As well as HW synths/drum machine and acoustic instruments.
- KVRAF
- 5714 posts since 29 Sep, 2010 from Maui
For me, Id probably get an AE Modular from tangible waves. https://www.tangiblewaves.com/
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- KVRist
- 129 posts since 6 Nov, 2018
all depend about what you need but for someone that start music production I would say Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol 49,
because you get some plug-ins from the Komplete Select (which is really good when you start, and you can upgrade it if needed later to a Komplete production suite) and the controller
because you get some plug-ins from the Komplete Select (which is really good when you start, and you can upgrade it if needed later to a Komplete production suite) and the controller
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- KVRian
- 1450 posts since 2 Mar, 2005
I get a Deepmind
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- KVRAF
- 1565 posts since 1 Aug, 2006 from Italy
It depends on the needs (studio use? live gigs?) and what you already have.
Taking for granted that the sound of both choices is comparable, I’d probably go with software if I was just starting out, because of the benefit of multiple instances. But if I already had a setup which allows me to work, I’d go with whatever I like.
I like hardware, so I’ll probably choose that... but I’d go with whatever works, really.
Taking for granted that the sound of both choices is comparable, I’d probably go with software if I was just starting out, because of the benefit of multiple instances. But if I already had a setup which allows me to work, I’d go with whatever I like.
I like hardware, so I’ll probably choose that... but I’d go with whatever works, really.
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- KVRAF
- 2042 posts since 19 Sep, 2017 from The Future
if you are producer - vst.
Hardware isn't comparative since wavetable vsti rule the game.
If you are player - probably hardware.
Hardware isn't comparative since wavetable vsti rule the game.
If you are player - probably hardware.
- KVRAF
- 18393 posts since 16 Sep, 2001 from Las Vegas,USA
Oooh goody another "hardware vs software" thread. We haven't had one of those in a couple of hours.
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- KVRAF
- 35231 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Tough decision nonetheless... for the price of a 500 pound hardware synth, you get at least 3 or 4 very good soft synths.
My guess is the OP has 500 spare, and wonders what to do with them now.
My guess is the OP has 500 spare, and wonders what to do with them now.
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- 105507 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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- KVRian
- 707 posts since 29 Dec, 2016 from India
Vst instruments and effect over hardware every time with maybe upgrade for my cpu
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