Search / Filter Interviews



Help Support The Things You Love

mu:zines is the result of thousands of hours of effort, and will require many thousands more going forward to reach our goals of getting all this content online.

If you value this resource, you can support this project - it really helps!

Donations for January 2025
Issues donated this month: 0

New issues that have been donated or scanned for us this month.

Funds donated this month: £22.00

All donations and support are gratefully appreciated - thank you.


Magazines Needed - Can You Help?

Do you have any of these magazine issues?

> See all issues we need

If so, and you can donate, lend or scan them to help complete our archive, please get in touch via the Contribute page - thanks!

Interviews

Synth Vocab

Feature | Topic: Synthesis & Sound Design | One Two Testing, Nov 1982

SYSTEM: electronics/Technical terms/explain/full readout/graphics/buzzwords FILE FOUND: vocab engineer/Andy Honeybone

Patches

Feature | Topic: Synthesizer Patches | Polyphony, Oct 1976

How Analogue Synthesizers Work

Feature | Topic: Synthesis & Sound Design | Sound On Sound, Dec 1987

They've been a mainstay of electronic music for over 20 years, they're less expensive than ever before, and they still make sounds the digital machines can't. Analogue synthesizers have been receiving some digital assistance of late, but at heart they're still analogue synthesizers - and if you want to make them perform magic, you need to speak their language. Craig Anderton is your interpreter...

African Music - Part 3

Feature Series | Topic: Home Studio | Sound On Sound, Dec 1987

Having recently released his own independent LP, 'Oh Africa', we asked Sound On Sound reader Kofi Busia to write about his experiences. In this the third and final part of his story, he reveals his discoveries about the record industry and explains why he set up his own record label.

Premier APK kit

Review | One Two Testing, Feb 1985

drum (non machine) triumph

On The Beat - Part 14

Feature Series | Topic: Drum Programming | Music Technology, Sep 1990
Hip-Hop

Once an underrated underground movement, hip hop has turned out to be one of the most influential musical developments of the last decade. Nigel Lord takes the rap in MT's regular drum programming series.

The Matinee Organ - Part 1

Feature Series Audio | Topic: Electronics / Build | Electronics & Music Maker, Mar 1981

Central Control

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Aug 1986
Ensoniq ESQ1 Polysynth

The Mirage people announce a synth that uses analogue and digital technology, throws in a multitrack sequencer, and costs just over £1000. Paul Wiffen checks it out.

Akai MG1212

Review | One Two Testing, Feb 1985

recorder

Paul Francis Drum Videos

Review | Phaze 1, Apr 1989

Beam me up Scotty

Review | The Mix, Oct 1994
Beyer DT159 & DT329

Headset mics

Organ Talk

Feature | Electronics & Music Maker, May 1982
The Changing Scene

Everything Under Control

Review | Sound On Sound, Oct 1990
Groove M4CV MIDI-to-CV Convertor

Old analogue synths never die — they just gather dust until you can find a reason to kick them into life again. As Chris Ankin discovers, the Groove M4CV MIDI-to-CV convertor could be just such a reason.

From Studio To Street - The Story Of DAT

Feature | Topic: Digital Audio, Tape, Vinyl, CD, DAT | Sound On Sound, Nov 1990

With DAT poised to make the leap from the professional recording studio to the high street, David Mellor looks at the benefits of the format to home recording.

Stick Trix

Feature | Topic: Tuition / Technique | Phaze 1, May 1989

Electronic Percussion - Part 1

Feature Series | One Two Testing, Jan 1984

Self confessed synth merchant Dave Stewart reveals how to do away with drummers.

33 Recording Tips

Feature | Topic: Recording | International Musician, Sep 1985

What to do to get tip-top tapes from our master of the mastering, Steve Toke

Roland DM80

Review | Sound On Sound, Jul 1992
Multitrack Disk Recorder

Roland's S750 and S770 amply demonstrated their pro digital expertise; now the DM80 offers four or eight tracks of truly cost-effective hard disk recording. Wilf Smarties welcomes Roland's newest techno tool.

Sequential Prophet VS

Review | International Musician, Aug 1986
Synthcheck

Fingers on the joystick. Tony Mills at the controls

Electro-Music Engineer - Part 2

Feature Series | Topic: Electronics / Build, Maintenance / Repair / Modification | Electronics & Music Maker, Jan 1983
Tuning Up — A Review of VCO Calibration Methods

Tuning and Calibration, Part 2

The Next Dimension

Feature | Topic: Effects Processing, Mixing | Music Technology, Jan 1992
Roland RSS System

Three-D sound placement from two speakers - that's the secret of Roland's revolutionary Sound Space system. Vic Lennard looks at the technology and the theory.

Ultra Vox - Part 1

Feature Series | Topic: Performing, Tuition / Technique | Phaze 1, Jul 1989

all the singer needs to know, part 1

Vocal Points

Feature | Topic: Tuition / Technique | International Musician, Apr 1986

More bel canto from our Pop Prima Donna

Oberheim Matrix 6

Review | International Musician, Apr 1986
Synthcheck

Mills and Boon. Tony Mills finds a love to last a lifetime

Talking MIDI - Part 5

Feature Series | Topic: MIDI | Sound On Sound, May 1986

Part 5 sees software specialist Jay Chapman exploring the innermost secrets of 'channel voice messages' and more in his continuing analysis of the MIDI protocol.

 

muzines_logo_02

Small Print

Terms of usePrivacy