I've also given it to a few of my newbie friends that are having troubles getting their heads around all of the electro-jargon you have to cop when you first get into this field, and they are now much more comfortable with their base knowledge.

See, I don't agree with all of your opinions on hardware/software either. But then, I am using my gear for different purposes, so I wouldn't expect that we would agree. But the kind of arguments against your article that I've read from other readers just shows that they are not really involved in this creative industry because I've never heard a real artist or producer speak like this to their peers. So I thought I should stick up for you.

Once again, thanks for the article Gina, I really enjoyed it.