although it is a fun program of super synth doom and does include sequencers and trackers galore. it's just not the real thing. i'm finding that it's a great way to become familiar with synths, drum machines and stuff if you're not...but i find it a bit cheap when you start revolving all your music production around a pc program. anyone care to add, agree, disagree?
keep in mind i'm not slammin the program...just pointin out that it is just a program. i'd really like to see a live band get up on stage with a pc and start using reason. that just isn't right.

both actually. it's like rebirth. good learning tools. but people shouldn't revolve their music making career around them. i mean...a damn monkey could pull out music on those programs...not so much reason...but you get the point.

Is this a software vs hardware argument? If so, then it really depends on what you want to do.
Sure, for live performances, hardware is the way to go, but for people like me, who have no intention of performing live, software is best.
I want to make scores and soundtrack music. There's no reason to go live. For live music, it's just me, my acoustic, and a mic.

My guess is they don't know how to use real gear,or can't afford it.

That's bull.
What advantages do hardware have over software (other than going live). If you have a PC or Mac as your dedicated DAW, then there's no reason to use hardware (other than a MIDI keyboard, mics, and maybe a mixer as a preamp) because the computer is your hardware. Hardware synths, sequencers, and samplers, are just, smaller, dedicated computers that have annoying tiny LCD screens.

Of course, we're not talking about things like Magix Music Maker or something like that - we're talking about pro quality sequencers like Cubase that, in my opinion, are far better than any hardware sequencer.

i think it all comes down to wether or not you want to twiddle the knobs and hit the buttons for real or click and slide the mouse around...

It's a very simple question! Your capabilities are far MORE superior with software! I use both!

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