I think that a person must be comfy with their computer to use software recording tools, but... they sure beat the living hell out of dedicated hardware boxes for at home recording purposes.

I could see using a dedicated box to record something live... and then bouncing it to a computer afterward. There are an almost infinite amount of things you can do on a computer that a dedicated box alone can't do. Personally, I'm a Logic Pro guy and I can't imagine recording without it, at this point.


Richard MacLemale
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