[tomc1985]

That's probably why they aren't free VSTs, this is just for tinkering and nostalgic normies. All the artists making music for public distribution knows its faster and easier to do it all in their DAW

But! FLStudio has Transistor Bass. I don't know if it's available as a VST but IL has posted comparison videos online and I can't really hear any difference through my studio monitors.

[tartoran]

DAW are indeed technically superior but the biggest problem is that they thwart creativity. They’re not good for exploring but they’re excellent for executing once you know what you want to do.

[tomc1985]

To some. I have always produced music in the box. In fact I can't play an instrument beyond what is needed to input MIDI data into the computer.

If musicians study their software like they study their instruments, they would realize that the two are closer than they think