OK, so I'm going to reveal a little fanboyism in this podcast. Randy Jones, owner of Madrona Labs, doesn't output a ton of products. But the ones that he does produce are impeccible. His Soundplane hardware device is a wonderful meshing of instrument and controller, while the Aalto software is one of the most modularistic plug-ins I've used. All of his work sports a deftness of design that I appreciate, and their operation are equally awesome.

I don't often pitch websites here, but madronalabs.com is worth a visit. And I really can't wait to try out that new Kaivo software!