Machines have a mind of their own. The workflow and engine constraints guides the creative process. Machine control is physical and immediate. Machines are focu

Machines have a mind of their own. The workflow and engine constraints guides the creative process. Machine control is physical and immediate. Machines are focused on the single task of making sounds. Machines are ready to play the moment you turn them on. Machines can be collected, borrowed and traded. Machines are independent of OS upgrades and API changes. Machines can be left in boxes for decades and will play the same when you pick them up again, except for the odd hardware issue. Machines can often be modded and repaired by their owners. Software's versatility and abundance can lead to "analysis paralysis". Software is always a task-switch away from a YouTube session or an email from your mom or your work. If you're a perfectionist, software invites yak shaving. Software's innate precision leave less room for creative errors. Software depends on a hardware/software stack that will invariably become obsolete or break compatibility at some point. Software has little long-term intrinsic value if it's not bound to an actual hardware installation.