My experiments in synthesis began in 1982 when I was the lucky recipient of a Casio VL-Tone for Christmas (think Get Carter from 'Dare' or Da Da Da by Trio).

Although little more than an oversized calculator that made noises, I soon discovered that playing two of them at the same time with one slightly detuned against the other magically produced a incredible lush chorus effect. Unwittingly I had stumbled across one of the key principles behind dual oscillator synthesis and from that point on, I was hooked...

Fortunately, these days I am somewhat better equipped. So, for the gear voyuers amongst you, here's a run down of the gear currently gracing my studio...