Software vs Hardware - Which Is Best? A Beginner's Guide

If you want to get started in music production and electronic music, which is the best way to go - hardware synths or software synths? In this video I look at the pros and cons of both systems to help you make the choice that is best for you.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:23 The sound
5:48 Using a DAW
6:36 Free software
7:16 Cheap music software
8:06 Never pay full price
8:43 Soft synths are more poweful
9:46 Presets
10:23 Software emulations of hardware
10:58 Soft synths have no physical size
11:30 Soft synth negatives
11:39 You'll be looking at a screen
12:14 Soft synth G.A.S.
13:00 How to avoid soft synth G.A.S.
13:09 Interfacing with soft synths
14:08 Soft synths can have a steep learning curve
14:36 The downside of presets
15:43 Analysis paralysis
16:40 You don't own software!
18:00 Software does not hold its value
18:42 System incompatabilities
19:49 CPU power
20:48 Power failure
21:28 Hardware synths are phhysical products
22:10 You own a hardware synths
22:20 Connecting to a hardware synths
24:15 Switch on and play
24:57 One knob per function
26:19 Behefits of limitation
26:50 Audio uses less CPU than soft synths
27:15 Move forward with audio
27:45 Tip for saving CPU
28::44 Hardware is more expensive
29:46 Hardware is more limited
30:15 May want additional connectivity gear
31:09 So which is best?
31:46 A Hybrid approach
32:19 Outro

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Equipment used:
Komplete Kontrol
S49 Keyboard

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