Producers 101: Hardware VS Software
For years, the studio was the central location for music production. A mixing desk, filled with hardware synthesizers, samplers, and sound racks feeding it was in intimidating site. However, the evolution of technology has changed this, making hardware less necessary by providing software alternatives that can achieve the same results with a much friendlier user interface.
In the last few years, software like Fruityloops and Reason have began to find their way into mainstream music production generating the same quality that could be found in digital hardware synthesizers and samplers such as the MPC, Motif, Phantom, etc.
For those who don’t have access to high-end gear or the money to invest in expensive equipment, today's music production software provides a low cost alternative to getting started. While there will always be those that argue that software is designed to imitate hardware and is somehow inferior, there's virtually nothing that can be accomplished on hardware that software can't duplicate. With that being said, if you like to use hardware, then use it. If you like computer based programs, learn how to use them and I guarantee you’ll have them sounding just as good as hardware. At the end of the day, people don’t care how you make your beats, or what equipment you use to make them. Just make sure they sound good.
Be sure to comment with your preference of Hardware or Software along with what you use to produce music.
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