It is not all that daft what iBM said…
Quality hardware outlives any software or software-bound hardware, easily.
My oldest is from 1958… And it would work, if I pulled it out the shelf.
My new-timer Nuendo DD Encoder …NOT!
(btw, the DTS Encoder is a free download, now, at http://steinberg-dts-encoder.software.informer.com/1.0/ …was a 1.000$ ??)
Analog consoles need maintenance, but when you switch them on they usually do work.
No driver probs, no samplerate, plugin or clocking issues, hardly any updates or upgrades, HD-crashes, PC upgrades and graphic card insanities, but a lovely, most reliable way to work when doing music.
Why is me working with DAW? Because, for obvious reasons, I must … It seems to be the way of things.
Why Steinberg? SB is still the least problematic software gadget for post ( not necessarily for music, though).
I have worked with WK ID only a few times. It did a good job. It is pitty that WK went down.
Big K