Touch-Sensitive Polyphonic Synthesiser

The new Sequential Circuits touch sensitive programmable poly synth

Sony PCM F1

Introducing the Sony PCM F1 recorder.

The baton passes to Richard 'Luke' Walmsley and the beat goes on

Outbreak of war, latest football results and a tap-dancing spaniel. This is the news.

More from the world of pine cladding and deep-pile carpet

Profound thinker Trynka is back with chewed pencil for another month's diary, and the strain's beginning to tell...

AccessoryCheck

Curtis Schwartz looks at a new range of cheaper, faster, better, Ram cartridges for DX synths

how they work

David Mellor looks at a 16-track machine which brings a new level of sophistication to the world of 'personal' multitrack.

'S' Appeal

Is it the birth of a new standard? Dave Lockwood drools over Tascam's Dolby S-equipped one-inch 24-track.

Having recently celebrated their first 100 years in the music industry, we thought it opportune to discover what Yamaha have planned for the next century. Paul Gilby investigates.

Rhythmcheck

Linn take a massive leap into the future and come up with the ultimate drum machine. Bob Henrit is astounded

Kawai's latest 16-voice multitimbral keyboard is packed with features and aimed fairly and squarely at D50/ESQ territory. Its PCM sampled waveforms include drums and percussion, a host of standard and exotic instruments, as well as the best of the additive synth waveforms gleaned from the K5. It also has one ace up its sleeve - its price. Ian Gilby tells it like it is.

Yet another selection of recently announced new products to whet your appetite!

Editing Techniques

In the second part of this series, Richard Dean turns his attention to the equipment and techniques you need for removing the dead wood from your hard-won demo or master tape, and shows you how to make the kindest cut of all...

In this lengthy article, Craig Anderton explains all the features found on sequencers, from the simple to the esoteric. It is intended for those who are trying to make an intelligent purchasing decision about a sequencer and don't fully understand all the options that are available.

Steve Hall bandies about words like involvement, commitment and encouragement as he argues that the engineer should take a more active role in the everyday process of recording.

A look at some forthcoming products from the world of hi-tech music and recording.

Producer Pascal Gabriel slams the music format wars: never mind the width, hear the quality...

Dave Hastilow fishes around for some new angles on recording technique — in the field or at home. Or in the river.