In the world of musical instruments, older is often seen as better.
“It is difficult to replace the hands-on experience of using any of these hardware synthesizers.
It’s not like clicking your mouse around the screen.
Moog
The biggest one is that it is polyphonic.
That is, it can play more than one note at a time, which makes chords possible.
That iPad version also ran on Apple Silicon Macs because those Macs can run many iOS apps.
Moog
Old Gold
The Minimoog is whats known as a subtractive synthesizer.
If you want a fat bass sound, use a Moog.
If you want a screaming lead sound, ditto.
Moog
The same could be said of classic synthesizers.
But there are many reasons to prefer hardware over software.
One is the hands-on nature of knobs and keys.
This might be the single most important reason to use hardware.
Imagine trying to play a guitar or violin with a mouse, and you’ll immediately see why.
Another reason is that hardware lasts longer.
And old, analog hardware that can be repaired isn’t much different from a piano in that regard.
“Hardware is more' future proof' than software.
Hardware doesn’t do that,” says Guarino.
“You may never need (or want) to upgrade a quality synth, only maintain it.”
And there’s another bonus.
The app costs $25, whereas you won’t get thehardware version for much less than $7,000.
