> The big thing here is the concept of a device doing ONE thing and doing it well. Is there a name for that? Best of breed? Dedicated hardware? The model that

> The big thing here is the concept of a device doing ONE thing and doing it well. Is there a name for that? Best of breed? Dedicated hardware? The model that always comes to mind for me is related to audio hardware, specifically with respect to guitar pedals. There are multi-fx pedals out there - one device that has a collection of distortions, overdrives, modulations, reverbs, delays, etc. etc., and for most people it's fine But as you begin to specialize, you tend to build out a signal chain of dedicated pedals. I don't want the phaser algorithm on my Zoom multiFX pedal, I want a Moog 12-stage Phaser. The 3 echo algorithms on that multiFX get the job done in a pinch, but given the opportunity, I'll use a Deluxe Memory Man for the sound I prefer. Having had that framework in my head, I've never had to consider the phraseology for that one device, beyond 'dedicated' - in this case, a dedicated pedal. Or dedicated, specialized hardware.