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Casio FZ-1 Sampling Keyboard

Review | Sound On Sound, Jun 1987
Leading The Field?

Casio caused a furore at February's Frankfurt Music Fair when they unveiled the world's first 'affordable' 16-bit sampling keyboard with onboard graphic editing display - the FZ-1. Mark Jenkins visits the Casio factory to bring you a comprehensive preview of this remarkable instrument.

Eliminating Patch Cords Without Eliminating Capability

Feature | Topic: Electronics / Build, Maintenance / Repair / Modification | Polyphony, Jul 1977
A Practical Approach

Patchwork

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

The Roland Alpha Juno, Korg Poly 800 MkII and Yamaha CX5M are among the machines featured in this month's selection of readers' synth sounds, and there's a review of new voicing tapes for the Ensoniq ESQ1.

Patches

Feature | Topic: Synthesis & Sound Design | Polyphony, Nov 1977

Made in Japan - Part 1

Feature Series | Topic: Design, Development & Manufacture | Music Technology, Nov 1987

The first of three personal views of a nation that's revolutionised the development and manufacture of hi-tech musical equipment. Hugh Ashton checks out the gear and the music.

Casio CZ101

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Jan 1985
Programmable Phase Distortion Polysynth

At last, Casio come up with the pro keyboard goods. Paul Wiffen tests the first of a whole range of synth gear from the calculator people, and concludes that it's 'probably the best Casio of all time.'

Hardware Overload

Show Report | Electronics & Music Maker, Mar 1985
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly at Frankfurt's Musical Fiesta

Five pages of glorious colour on the exhibition to end all exhibitions - the annual Frankfurt Musik Messe. Dan Goldstein comes hotfoot from Germany to report on the latest developments on the hi-tech music scene. And there are a lot of them.

Lead On

Feature | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Electronic Soundmaker, Mar 1984

Follow-up to issue 1

The Rime Of The Ancient Sampler

Feature | Topic: Vintage Instruments | Sound On Sound, Jun 1993
The Mellotron: A Historical Perspective

Resynthesis

Feature | Topic: Synthesis & Sound Design | Sound On Sound, Feb 1988

Martin Russ breaks off from his 20th century studies way in the future to report on some alternative goings-on which may soon materialise in the form of a new generation of powerful sampling synthesizers.

Technically Speaking

Feature | Topic: Computing, MIDI | Making Music, Mar 1987

Roland JX-3P and PG-200

Review | Music UK, Sep 1983

Dave Crombie tries one of today's biggest sellers. Just how good is Roland's latest?

Teisco SX-400

Review Audio | Electronics & Music Maker, Jan 1982

Total Recall - Part 17

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

...including The A-Z of Analogue

News

News | Electronics & Music Maker, Feb 1982

Total Recall - Part 21

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

The retro-lover's playground

To Phase or to Flange

Feature | Topic: Effects Processing, Electronics / Build | Polyphony, Apr/May 1978
Or To Each His Own

Shredder

News | One Two Testing, Feb 1986

The whole music industry sliced into Twiglets

Casio SZ1 MIDI Sequencer

Review | International Musician, Nov 1985
Sequencercheck

Casio get further into the pro market, Chris Jenkins gets into their newie

Backlines

Opinion | One Two Testing, Apr 1986

View from the rear; this month New Age gets the old boot

Turbo Charged

Review | Micro Music, Oct/Nov 1989

John Renwick takes an internal sound chip synth program for the Atari ST for a test drive

Shredder

News | One Two Testing, Sep 1986

Here is the news

Editorial

Editorial | Electronics & Music Maker, Jan 1983

Synclavier II - Part 1

Review Series | Electronics & Music Maker, Feb 1983

Sequential Circuits Prophet-600

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Apr 1983

 

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