> Why aren’t all new keyboards (or those other things DJs have on stage) simply software, maybe with a custom input device for easier live use? there are some

> Why aren’t all new keyboards (or those other things DJs have on stage) simply software, maybe with a custom input device for easier live use? there are some sounds that rely on certain electronic oddities from weird components that cannot easily be modeled in software. some Russian transistors that are used for the polivoks filters are some that I can think of off the top of my head. personally, I've built a ton of software simulations of hardware equipment, but I still have a tx81z sitting around, and a rack full of eurorack gear. there are just some things I can't get quite right, and some weird things that I doubt I could ever reproduce[1]. we can't accurately model a SID chip in software or fpga due to its weird quirkiness under electrical load, some of the less sane chips are even harder. that's why there's such a demand for weird things that use older chips[2]. 1. https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/modules/p/brain-custard https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/modules/p/brain-custard 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrZZiTpK3f0&t=112s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrZZiTpK3f0&t=112s