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Interviews

Total Recall - Part 21

Feature Series | Topic: Vintage Instruments | The Mix, Jun 1995
Vintage technology strikes back

The retro-lover's playground

Drum Hum

Feature | Topic: Tuition / Technique | Making Music, Aug 1986

"Are these electronic kits gonna take over altogether, d'you reckon?" asks Geoff Nicholls.

Voice Frequency to Voltage Converter

Feature | Topic: Electronics / Build | Polyphony, Nov/Dec 1978

Songs & Basslines

Feature | Topic: Tuition / Technique, Music Theory | Making Music, Nov 1986

D'you find that the basslines you put on your new songs are unadventurous? Here's some inspiration.

The Big Ten - 1982

Retrospective | International Musician, Mar 1985

Synth Sense

Feature | Topic: Tuition / Technique | Making Music, Nov 1986

Improvisation. You know, making it up, off the top of your head. Of course you can do it.

Wind of Change

Feature | Topic: Design, Development & Manufacture | Sound International, May 1979

Lyricon-blowing John Walters, of Landscape fame if not fortune (yet), undertakes the western world's most comprehensive guide to the history, construction and playing of the Lyricon wind synthesiser.

Alpha-Beta!

Review | Music UK, Apr 1983
Alpha Syntauri Report

Dave Crombie tries the alphaSyntauri synthesiser

Pastorius Killed

News | Making Music, Oct 1987

The A-Z of Analogue - Part 1

Feature Series | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, Aug 1993

Introducing MT's unique encyclopedia of analogue synthesisers: part 1, Akai to ARP

Rockschool

News | Making Music, Nov 1987

Touching Bass - Part 7

Feature Series | Topic: Tuition / Technique, Music Theory | Music Technology, Aug 1993

Jazz-funk in the basement

Rock'n'Roll Myths

Feature | Making Music, Nov 1987

Beating The System

Feature | Topic: Algorythmic Composition, Arranging / Songwriting, Composing / Art | One Two Testing, Jul/Aug 1986
Systems Music

Musical mathematics made easy

The A-Z Of Analogue - Part 3

Feature Series | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, Oct 1993

Part 3, Chadacre to Crumar

Korg DVP-1

Review | One Two Testing, Sep 1986

Voice processor processed

The A-Z of Analogue - Part 4

Feature Series | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, Nov 1993

This month: the Crumar Roadracer to the Dubreq Stylophone! Peter Forrest is your guide

The A-Z of Analogue - Part 6

Feature Series | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, Jan 1994

This month, Elka Eminent to Everitt Orgatron.

Roland Rhodes

Review | Music Technology, Nov 1989
MK 80 Electronic Piano

In its day the Fender Rhodes changed the course of musical progress; now Roland have resurrected and improved Harold Rhodes' classic electric piano. Simon Trask plays on...

The A-Z of Analogue - Part 7

Feature Series | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, Feb 1994

This month: Farfisa to Fuller.

Oberheim Matrix 1000

Review | Music Technology, Aug 1988
Synth Expander

The latest addition to Oberheim's classic Matrix range offers 1000 analogue-style synth sounds for under £500. Simon Trask investigates the attraction of analogue in '88.

The A-Z of Analogue - Part 10

Feature Series | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, May 1994

This month: Hohner

80 Days

Retrospective (Gear) | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, Sep 1990
Yamaha CS80

Once infamous as a roadie's nightmare, the CS80 has settled in synth history as an instrument of almost unmatched character. Peter Forrest rediscovers the pain and the pleasure.

Poly Pressure

Retrospective (Gear) | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, Dec 1991

It should have been the prince of polysynths, but it flopped. Peter Forrest looks back at the disappointment that accompanied the Polymoog and offers the '90s perspective.

Chroma Polaris

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Nov 1984
Programmable Polysynth with Sequencer

CBS-Fender's 'budget' polysynth retails at £1700. Mick Jones finds out if it can hold its head above the competition.

 

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