For you who prefer electronica with a difference.
I started out with synths and sequencing in 1996 after that I heard Rolands MC303 Groovebox and was blown away.
For the moment I dont play live.
Its hard to say, but old 70s Tangerine Dream is a big influence.
The hardware synths Ive got In my home studio is a Yamaha FS1R, MU128, Waldorf MicroQ ,Virus B table top, Roland S760 and EMU E5000. Software Im using is Lounge Lizard electric piano and M-Tron for the real mellotron sounds. Im doing all my sequencing and harddisk recording in Cubase SE on a PC. Im mastering my finished tracks in T-Racks mastering software and with Waves C4. For near field monitoring I use Mission M71i hifi speakers.