Jeroen’s top five hardware instruments

Waldorf Blofeld £319 “It’s a strange synthesiser, but I like it because I found a VST editor for it. Now I can use all those nifty Bitwig LFOs, step sequencers and note changers with it, and that’s completely reinvigorated my interest in it!” waldorfmusic.com

Yamaha DX200 £400 “This has a really fun sequencer and a scene morpher so you can morph from all the settings of one sound into the settings of another sound... of course, the great fun it what you get into the middle of that area!” yamahasynth.com

Elektron Analog Rytm £1129 “This is a drum computer with analogue sound creation, and you can use FM-style synthesis on the drum sounds. Every pad also has a sampling option, and I use the Adventure Kid single-cycle waveforms – they’re very high-resolution but they’re only single cycles.” elektron.se

Roland SH-101 £1250 “I have a Tubbutec mod that gives this MIDI, plus ADSR for the filter envelope. It also has the ability to save 32 sequences and has a sequence randomisation function. These things really open up the synth, because unmodified, it’s really simple and straightforward.” roland.com

Cylonix Shapeshifter £490 “This is a digital wavetable synth in modular form, with an analogue wavefolder and all kinds of analogue LFO generation. If you buy this module and their little effects module, you’ll have plenty to play with for a long time!” intellijel.com