Expensive to keep? In what way? You mean service and stuff? I got a few analogue synths (and a lot of digital stuff as well ofcourse) and they always outrun the digital synths or plugins.

What do you mean by "outrun?"

When i listen to old records of the 90's by the Orb I hear a lot of analogue sampled stuff and acoustical instruments. This gives songs more depth and structure. More than using just synths and drumloops.. Am i just growing old here?? :-)

Not exactly. Your complaint is not one of format, it's one of effort. One can come up with synth noises that are extraordinarily cool by starting with a series of simple waves, saving them to DA, manipulating them a lot, and mapping them to midi. This will yield awsome synths, but is an incredibly tedious and time-consuming process... I think people tend to focus too much on the whole analog versus digital thing. I mean look at what people like cylob can do with just with a 303 and a couple of other very primitive digital devices! As far as I'm concerned the limitation is not with the equipment per se, but rather with the musician himself and his knowledge and ability with his tools. There are tradeoffs on both sides: Analog is a lot more plastic in terms of what you can do with it, but also limited in terms of what each particular synth is capable of producing. Digital allows WAY more flexibility in overall function, but is more limited within each function. You could go on and on with the comparisons, but the important thing to realize is that ANY synth is going to have advantages and drawbacks. That is a given. My point is, it's possible to make really good music on analog or digital, just as it is possible to make terrible music on both analog or digital. To blame the format is pointless and misleading. Would you blame a sander for an improperly finished floor? I mean maybe the sander WAS a piece of shit, but is that the sander's fault? Nope, it's the fault of the fool who chose to use a piece of shit sander. Or maybe one he didn't know how to use... Instruments by themselves are solely vehicles. It is the musician who breathes life into them. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail