[MrScruff]

Yes, this is where I came from. I spent a great deal of time building stuff in Reaktor/Max and software is still useful for some things. However dedicated hardware (which granted is an expensive hobby) wins on intangibles like happy accidents, touch and feel, muscle memory. It feels less like working with a computer and more like experimenting in an audio laboratory.

I think with instruments it’s more about what keeps you in the creative flow than anything else. At least for me hardware has been 10x more productive than software in terms of actually making music.