Home Recording Software Vs. Home Recording Hardware

My own home recording studio preferences lean towards software-based digital audio workstations (DAWs). However, hardware-based workstations will remain a solid, niche market for quite some time. Dan Daley writes about the various home recording studio niches in the software- and hardware-based home recording workstations:

The litany is the history, in 24 months, of a mass migration from hardware-based systems to software-based ones. Nonetheless, hardware stations remain a staple of several manufacturers’ lines, including TASCAM and SADiE. – Digital Audio Workstations: An Evolution In Progress

The advantage of plugins, upgrades, and add-ons will make home recording studio software dominate in the long run. Hardware will increasingly take the form of software-enhancing add-ons. ]]>