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Interviews

Home Taping

Feature | Topic: Home Studio | International Musician, Oct 1985

Chris Maillard finds out how to squeeze proper Rock onto eight tracks

Songs And Their Sections - Part 1

Feature Series | Topic: Music Theory | Making Music, Sep 1986

How to cunningly arrange those three chord tricks we taught you.

We Can't Go On... - Part 7

Feature Series | Topic: Drum Programming | Music Technology, Oct 1987
...Beating Like This

...Beating Like This forever, and so Matt Isaacson's examination of "drum bugs" (and other nasties) and their applications for triggering electronic drum brains brings this series to a close.

Mac Notes

Feature | Topic: Computing | Sound On Sound, Jul 1992

...while Kendall Wrightson reflects on a Mac world...

Fender Squier '57 Strat, '62 Strat, '52 Tele

Review | One Two Testing, Dec 1982

Akai XR10

Review | Music Technology, Jun 1990

Akai's latest drum machine attempts to combine the best of programmable and preset rhythm units. Simon Trask assesses this marketing strategy while listening to some dope drum sounds.

The Syndrom - Part 3

Feature Series | Topic: Electronics / Build | Electronics & Music Maker, Aug 1984
Fun and Frolics

Part three, and the introduction of a double-triggering circuit that enables more than one sample to be triggered without the user having to buy multiple EPROMs.

Mix Revolution

Review | Recording Musician, Jan 1993
Fostex DCM100 & Mixtab Mixing System

Made possible by the revolution in consumer microchip design, this low-cost system automates virtually every control on the mixer, including EQ.

Fairlight & Fair Does

Feature | Making Music, Feb 1987

What do one of London's top studios do with a computer room?

Book Reviews

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Feb 1983

Bass, How Low Can You Go?

Feature | Topic: Sampling | Music Technology, Jul 1988

It may be at the bottom of the mix, but it's often the heart of the song: the bass. Tom McLaughlin offers some sound advice on sampling the electric bass guitar.

Comment

Editorial | Electronics & Music Maker, Mar 1985
Production Samples

To sample or not to sample, that is the question.

Alpha-Syntauri

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Dec 1981
A computer-based digital music synthesiser

Musical Micro

Feature | Topic: Computing | International Musician, Jun 1985
The Power of the Floppy

Feeling floppy? Tony Mills slips a disk into his drive

Drum Hum

Feature | Making Music, Sep 1986

How to get sessions, or at least lie awake at night worrying about them.

Patchwork

Feature Downloads | Topic: Synthesizer Patches | Music Technology, Oct 1987

Yamaha's classic CS80 makes a welcome appearance alongside the CZ101, Bit 99 and DW6000, and more ROMs for the DX7 complete this month's selection of readers' sounds.

LA Audio MIDI Mute

Review | Sound On Sound, Aug 1992
MIDI Controlled Muting

Paul White evaluates this compact and cost-effective means of adding sequencer-driven mute automation to any mixing console.

Tri-Fantom Drums

Review | One Two Testing, Dec 1982

Lash out in excitement at the percussion set-up that offers three drums and a stand for a ton.

Life Of A Prophet

Retrospective (Gear) | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Music Technology, Aug 1990
Prophet 600

While Sequential's Prophet 5 will always be regarded as a milestone in synthesiser technology, their Prophet 600 is almost forgotten already. Gordon Reid attempts to correct the history books.

Oberheim Xpander

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Sep 1984

A synth without a keyboard for the best part of £4000? It sounds unrealistic, but this module is possibly the most versatile currently available. Paul White gives his verdict.

Leader

Editorial | Recording Musician, Mar 1993

Bargain Bin Boogie

Feature | Topic: Buyer's Guide | Making Music, May 1987
Cheap Gear

Doing it well does not necessarily mean doing it expensively, as we endeavour freely to demonstrate

Concert Review

Music Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Apr 1983

Helden, Laurie Anderson, Fad Gadget, The Enid

Creative Sounds Improviser Software

Review | Music Technology, Sep 1992
Atari ST Software

Computer improvisation - genuine inspiration or deep bleep?

Powertran MCS1 - Part 5

Feature Series | Topic: Electronics / Build | Electronics & Music Maker, Mar 1985
Part 5. Tidying Up

Co-designer Tim Orr takes us through the mechanical construction and front panel controls of the MIDI Controlled Sampler.

 

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