Good points. Some mechanical version can also change the buttons, faders and knobs positions to presets when they have automation circuits, this has been a thing since the late 70s. So you get the best of both worlds.
One important aspect is that with tactile controls one barely needs presets, though, except for recall. Mixing done from scratch is quite fast, even when compared to presets, so I would argue that there is a significant tradeoff when going digital.
One important aspect is that with tactile controls one barely needs presets, though, except for recall. Mixing done from scratch is quite fast, even when compared to presets, so I would argue that there is a significant tradeoff when going digital.