I have performed and recorded as both synthesist and vj solo and in bands since 2005, although I have been playing music since the early 1990s. I have two favourite synthesisers, and would find it hard to prefer one above the other as they are so different: nord micro modular (build machines to make sounds of your dreams) and op-1 (pocket wonder toolbox - sample, synthesise, sequence & send your finished work via usb to computer).