Roland, Yamaha, OSCar, Syrinx, Teisco and Moog

At last, someone has come up with a sample-playing device that specialises in reproducing bass voices - from a double bass to a Moog synth. Brian Devereux reports.

We get the artists' views

Double-Manual Organ

Mutually exclusive?

The Mellotron: A Historical Perspective

Rag Bags and Hotch Potch

Another grab-bag of micro-goodies from IM&RW's computer hack (or is that hacker?) Tony Mills

Keith Emerson On Korg. Gordon Giltrap On MIDI Guitars Peter Oxendale On Sampling

Synthcheck

Fingers on the joystick. Tony Mills at the controls

Sequential TOM drum machine

Dynamic, tuneable drum machine successor to the DrumTraks

Speakers break sound barrier, Fender replace guitar range, Rama amps to shatter prices and more!