Music is an evergreen respite, and I love to play with the sound of analog. But I'm under no illusions: I almost exclusively use digital models of analog gear.

Music is an evergreen respite, and I love to play with the sound of analog. But I'm under no illusions: I almost exclusively use digital models of analog gear. The technology was already to the point of effectively indistinguishable 15 years ago, and modern emulations border on lovingly obsessive overkill. I will never own a Yamaha CS-80. The extraordinary bulk, unreliability, and expense make the signature synth of Vangelis unpalatable in every way but its sound. But the software version I use captures that effervescent analog flutter to a better degree than I can possibly discern, and it all fits on my MacBook.