Anyone that compares it to old analog drum or bass boxes and declares ReBirth as "worthless" just does not know what they are talking about.

How can you compare the technologies? You really cannot.

There are noticible differences, but as many have pointed out not $4 K worth of differences.

For the money, it is the easiest way for people to work with this kind of sounds.

You will not find a synth for $150 bucks US that can do what this software can.

The coolest thing I like about ReBirth is that you can create loops, out put them as a wav file, then use software like Sound Forge or Goldwave to tweak the sounds, then use ACID to loop up things.

For the money, you cannot beat this piece of software.

To me there's two things that push Rebirth to a 4, firstly the Mods. Download them for free, add them to a folder and presto, or invariably sign up on the waiting list for the Devilfish Mod for the real 303...pay through the nose...and know that once the mod is in place you can never go back. The other thing is synching to a Midi controller, specifically the Phat-boy. Install Rebirth on a laptop, get a phat-boy and Midiman USB interface and boom...you have a portable set up for gigging.

If hardware is your only thing though get an EA-1....simply the most under rated device out there.

Hey go ahead and pay around $4000 US dollers for the real things and then find out it breaks down on yah and have to pay expensive repaires. No spank you. Or Buy Rebirth for around $180 and get the closest emulation with upto date midi implantations and reliability. Your choice!