Tim Goodyer pays Genesis' legendary keyboardsman a visit to hear all about life in one of rock's most longstanding and influential bands and their 16th LP.

Where would Madonna, Giorgio Moroder or Stock, Aitken and Waterman be without sequenced bass lines? Rudi Cazeaux provides some guidelines and practical examples to help you create better bass lines.

So You Want To Be A Screen Music Writer?

Producer/composer Robin Lumley continues this series designed to take the mystery out of writing and recording music for film and television.

Bass Parade

bass amps perused from Rockman, Carlsbro, Session, Peavey and Trace Elliot

Transistor Power Amplifier Surgery

Casino and Emperor guitars

Valve Surgery — Repairing Tube Instrument Amplifiers

Valve Surgery explained

New Gear & Hot Tips

Sequencers

Sequencer Anatomy

better keyboard technique and the use of modes

Secondhand Polysynth Guide

Whether you can't afford to indulge yourself in this month's Polysynth Checklist or simply prefer something that's now out of production, E&MM's guide to things secondhand could save you a lot of time and trouble.

where to find them and why they're there

Computer Music System

Gerry Queen brings us an exclusive preview of what will be Britain's first custom-designed computer music system - from the people who brought you the OSCar monosynth. It's capable of combining analogue, digital and sampled sound sources, and it's cheap.

Simmons SDS1000

Simmons successor to the SDS800 combines the best of analogue and sampling technology. Nigel Lord approves.

Sounds, samples, & software upgrades for the modern studio

New software, updates, sounds, and samples

Choosing the right cabinet for the right job can be difficult. IM surveys what's available.

Programmable Polysynth with Sequencer

The Californians introduce a followup to the inventive but mixed-bag SixTrak. Simon Trask checks it out.

The industrious Chris Meyer again, with the latest news on MIDI Sample Dump Standard. What exactly is the value of transferring a sample from one machine to another?

Vintage technology strikes back

...Including The A-Z of Analogue

Report on London's newest and most futuristic recording studio

Programmable 12-Voice Multi-timbral Polysynth

The world's most awesome analogue polysynth finally gets the attention it deserves, as Simon Trask finds out just what you can do with two Xpanders and a row of black-and-white keys.

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