Still favourite is Wendy Carlos. Always bring it around during holiday season cause thats when I discovered it. Absoulutely the best of the best. Recent discoveries are John Serrie and Stallardrone. I used to own an analog Roland SH1000 and I loved Bladeruner because Vangelis used it in his score.
Ablolutely love the synth in Passion Play from Gethro Tull. Love sequential music. I believe that out ears can hear faster than our fingers can strike any trigger. No problem with both long term studiers and virtuosos and computer driven music. Plenty of room for both worlds.