One thing is for sure, without hardware nobody can make music.
First its your body! Even if you sing unplugged.
Then, as electronic musicians we do need speakers.
Then, when using software we need a computer…
All that is hardware.
Personally I can’t do it without hardware. But that hardware doesn’t need to make sound. I put my hardware money into all kinds of controllers (or Tibetan bowls). Even the one hardware synth I own, Modal’s Sklupt, I can use as a controller.
In the past I did own quite a few synths. It started with a Poly 800, followed by a DX7/TX802, CZ101, a K-5, a Wavestation, even an Arp 2600. They are all gone. (The Arp only because I needed money.) I worked on Synclavier, Waveframe, modulars and dreamt of other gear I could not afford myself. Almost all of that is housing in my laptop now.
I don’t understand, why people insist on tiny differences in sound.
The difference is in level of inspiration an instrument can create.
As its about inspiration, is as different for two humans as humans can be different. Its an extremely intimate, unique and personal quality of each musician! It simply doesn’t make sense to discuss this as if it was a general truth.
If we would just share our personal experience with whatever, share our insights without the need that anybody should have the same, if we would simply acknowledge and embrace our diversity, this world (and KVR) would be a better place…!
First its your body! Even if you sing unplugged.
Then, as electronic musicians we do need speakers.
Then, when using software we need a computer…
All that is hardware.
Personally I can’t do it without hardware. But that hardware doesn’t need to make sound. I put my hardware money into all kinds of controllers (or Tibetan bowls). Even the one hardware synth I own, Modal’s Sklupt, I can use as a controller.
In the past I did own quite a few synths. It started with a Poly 800, followed by a DX7/TX802, CZ101, a K-5, a Wavestation, even an Arp 2600. They are all gone. (The Arp only because I needed money.) I worked on Synclavier, Waveframe, modulars and dreamt of other gear I could not afford myself. Almost all of that is housing in my laptop now.
I don’t understand, why people insist on tiny differences in sound.
The difference is in level of inspiration an instrument can create.
As its about inspiration, is as different for two humans as humans can be different. Its an extremely intimate, unique and personal quality of each musician! It simply doesn’t make sense to discuss this as if it was a general truth.
If we would just share our personal experience with whatever, share our insights without the need that anybody should have the same, if we would simply acknowledge and embrace our diversity, this world (and KVR) would be a better place…!
Statistics: Posted by Tj Shredder — Thu Mar 06, 2025 7:57 am