Software vs. Analog in 2025 – Has the Balance Shifted?

[El°HYM]

I am eager to inform you, that all of your problems have just been solved!

W e _ f i n a l l y _ h a v e _ A n a l o g _ i n _ a _ B o x.

Please close thread now.

[D-Fusion]

[El°HYM]

...selling the Mark of the Unicorn already shows what a Noob he is!

[dellboy]

Its about time we had a Youtube influencer who influences us to not be influenced.

[El°HYM]

Exactly.

Free your Mind and your Hardware will follow.

One of my favorite hardware synths is the Waldorf M btw. -
thought this might be the right moment to mention this.

[whassup]

For anyone using only sw, great have a good time doing it, but for the love of god stop trying to argue that it's the only right way to make music.

This is simply applicable to purism in general. Everyone loves to evangelize their own workflows, of course. Same as it ever was

I've gone entirely software but it's not because I dislike hardware - in fact at this time last year I had three hardware analog synths.

Now, they *did* remind me why I prefer software, but I still loved them, super fun to play with.

Crapping on other people's workflows is futile. If something is working for someone, telling them it isn't doesn't even make sense.

Well said.
This could have ended this thread but sure it didn't.

[whassup]

I am eager to inform you, that all of your problems have just been solved!

W e _ f i n a l l y _ h a v e _ A n a l o g _ i n _ a _ B o x.

Please close thread now.

Nice shirt though.

[El°HYM]

Hail the Wytze now.



Would it be ok to run a software based Wavetable synth through an analog 2 or 4 pole filter and then record that back into the DAW, asking for a friend.

[IvyBirds]

The hardware purists have this delusional idea that working pros don't use laptops or computers on stage or that audiences care if they do

I have no idea what make you think that. I don't think anyone has said that in this thread.

Probably because the purists in response to someone talking about using computers on stage to play software based instrument, immediately start rambling about pre-recorded music because they think working pros would never ever possibly play software based instruments live?

Certainly in electronic music I would think most people assume most of the sound playing is prerecorded and probably in some looped format.

Or dismiss the idea out of hand and immediately begin to talk about the joys of using hardware live, because again to the purists working pros would never play software instruments live so in response to a comment about them doing just that, they have to talk about someone using hardware live, it's like they think the universe will explode and will result in “human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! And Mass hysteria! If they don't immediately talk about modular in response to a working pro using software and must talk about hardware to fill the void and make sure the prophecy of the one who will bring balance to the force is fulfilled, and they get bonus points if they talk about using modular live

There are people who take out synths, even modular synths as part of their live performances. I've seen this work very well with some big names. It's also a great way to allow some form of improvisation, above live arranging, to happen. People can relate the standing at the synth to the sound changing.

It's not perfect, but it's something for when the music is very studio and production based and almost impossible to have a truly live performance of.

(One of the worst things I've seen with electronic music has been people trying to shoehorn in live singing, but not really having set it up and arranged very well for it. That can be a real train wreck)

I have participated in enough of these threads over the years to know that's how it goes

[dellboy]

I have participated in enough of these threads over the years to know that's how it goes

I am truly baffled by this statement. Are you perhaps conflating KVR with other forums you visit? Although I did not join KVR until 2007, I have followed it from day one, and remember being genuinely excited by this new forum dedicated to software VSTs. The majority of us are here because of software and our appreciation of it. Most of us have amassed a huge collection of software over the years are use it every day. I can thing of other forums that are hardware focused, but this is KVR and is mostly about software.

[IvyBirds]

I have participated in enough of these threads over the years to know that's how it goes

I am truly baffled by this statement. Are you perhaps conflating KVR with other forums you visit? Although I did not join KVR until 2007, I have followed it from day one, and remember being genuinely excited by this new forum dedicated to software VSTs

Sure

The majority of us are here because of software and our appreciation of it.

Sure that's the majority but then we have the purists who think otherwise you see them in this very thread

Most of us have amassed a huge collection of software over the years are use it every day. I can thing of other forums that are hardware focused, but this is KVR and is mostly about software.

Mostly sure, but then you have the purists, and in this context I am talking about working pros using them live on stage

[dellboy]

Mostly sure, but then you have the purists, and in this context I am talking about working pros using them live on stage

Ah, OK.

[pdxindy]

At the same time, in 2025, avoiding use of virtual instruments in making electronic music seems pretty self defeating too

That's a ridiculous statement. The only thing self defeating is not doing what you desire because some random person thinks it's self defeating.

[legendCNCD]

Would it be ok to run a software based Wavetable synth through an analog 2 or 4 pole filter and then record that back into the DAW, asking for a friend.

That is soo old way to do things. Nowadays we run analog sources through digital filters.

[seafire]

I have participated in enough of these threads over the years to know that's how it goes

What was your previous name?