hi Mario, certainly that of composing on real hardware is an important detail, a hallmark. If you allow me, I want to share my experience, I am not a professional programmer or a musician, more than an amateur, even away from everything due to the responsibilities of life, but with 8 bits beating at all times. For me, the important thing is to know the characteristics of the instrument (pokey), to have the time and inspiration (includes motivation, space and tranquility). if you use RMT you are not cheating or impure, just an interesting tool that allows ideas to flow better, saving time, ...it's like using an electric or manual screwdriver, finally the objective is to place a screw. Vinscool made a very powerful improvement to the RMT that a composer can appreciate and take advantage of, create interesting instruments and apply them in your arrangements. ....well, if You really want use a real A8, there is a very interesting tracker called NEOTRACKER, you can even incorporate your samples digitalized.