The same reason people still like having old 8 bit computers instead of (or in addition to) emulators, cars that aren&#x27;t electric, hand tools for woodworking, analog tape recording, vinyl records, letter presses, etc. The benefits are mostly about the tactile experience of handling the anachronistic technology, rather than the end result.<p>There is practically nothing one couldn&#x27;t do with a software emulation of analog synthesis, but real hardware is more fun to play with for some people.