With all my touring, there’s no choice but to have my laptop bemy studio. My go-to synth is FXpansion Strobe. It generates sound using actual circuit models rather than plain DSP synth modules. The results remind me of the fun I had in the ’80s with analog synths. Strobe is warm and alive, a sound not often present in soft synths. The user interface is simple and inviting. They were smart enough to have a basic “init” patch for control freaks like me. What’s more, this synth has one of the best modulation systems I’ve ever seen. I can experiment with modulation possibilities that really push the limits of traditional synthesis.