Making Music - April 1986
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Welcome to your new free musicians' magazine: what's in it for you? |
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Cheap guitars, new samplers, drum machines, synths and more - plus free details if you want them |
All the snippety little secret bits of musicians' gossip that no-one else would print |
The page where you write to us, whether you've got a problem with your gear, or an opinion to air |
Introducing our cartoon group whose sole intention is to make you laugh (and get a record deal) |
Marillion's Steve Rothery plays Kayleigh | MarillionGuitarist Steve Rothery shows you how to play 'Kayleigh' in words and pictures |
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Nils LofgrenTales of harmonic Strats as Nils plays with Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and even his own band |
Keyboard Practising HintsPractice round-up with keyboardists from Madness, Steel Pulse, Feargal Sharkey, Prefab Sprout and Tangerine Dream |
Touring With Nik KershawDrummer Mark Price tells what it's really like to be up there on stage. Did anyone say terrifying? |
Getting started on a project to build a MIDI interface for a BBC micro and a DX21 synth |
Our beginners' synth column isn't just for tech types, but guitarists, drummers, even roadies too |
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Mark KingMr Bassman, boom boom, thwack thwack, talks exclusively, dang dang, chacker chacker, to Making Music, thock thock, thwackadang |
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Wild and wily new patches to try for your Casio CZ101, Yamaha DX7 and Roland Alpha Juno 1 |
All the things you never knew about putting flash wobbly bits into your guitar playing |
Our new series for drummers is for bashers and non-bashers alike: first, how to keep time |
You Never Knew About The Eurythmics | Eurythmics |
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4 track cassette deck4-Track Cassette Recorder |
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RecordingWhere we sort out and explain carefully a set of technical terms: this month, recording gear |
Your demo tapes reviewed on the page the record company chaps check first |
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A rare Vox Teardrop in full colour, plus important dates to note. Nice enough to stick on your wall |
New records from Eno, Depeche Mode, and Bill Nelson; plus influential tracks from the Byrds |
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The first-ever Top Five charts for eight instrument categories, with mini-reviews of 40 items |
Did you ever wish old people liked the same music as you? This will stop you. |