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Roland S50Review | Music Technology, Dec 1986Digital Sampling KeyboardThe competition is tough for Roland's upmarket sampler. Paul Wiffen discovers if 16 voices, a fine keyboard, and direct monitor connection are enough to put it at the top of the tree. |
The Missing LinksReview | Sound On Sound, Feb 1986Wave goodbye to constant repatching of MIDI cables and problems with the delay-inducing Thru socket using these useful MIDI routing boxes from Quark. Paul Wiffen enlightens us. |
Another Chapter In The Story...Interview | Electronics & Music Maker, Apr 1985Tired of lurking in the shadows of the contemporary music scene, Keith Emerson, one of the synth world's most influential figures, is now on the verge of re-forming ELP, the band that earned him his reputation. |
Yamaha EMT10Review | Sound On Sound, Oct 1988AWM ExpanderEvery so often a product comes along which changes everyone's idea of what they can expect at a certain price. Yamaha’s new £250 box sets a new standard in price/performance for sampled piano (and other) sounds. Paul Wiffen gets excited enough to spend his own money! |
Mono Mode - Part 5Feature | Topic: MIDI | Music Technology, Dec 1986Getting the Most from... MONO MODEOnly one drum machine has so far been given an implementation of MIDI's multi-timbral Mode 4 - the Sequential Tom. Paul Wiffen reveals how it can be used. |
Getting The Most From Mono Mode - Part 1Feature | Topic: MIDI | Electronics & Music Maker, Jun 1986Part 1: The Casio CZ SeriesBaffled by MIDI Mode 4 on the Casio CZ synths? Paul Wiffen plots a path through one of modern technology's minefields, and explains how to get the best from it. |
Sounding OffOpinion | Sound On Sound, Nov 1988Reverb: Too much of a good thing?A new column that allows music industry figures to air their views on whatever it is that bugs them! Keyboard programmer, music consultant and author Paul Wiffen kicks things off this month. |
Rockman IIB & UltralightReview | Electronics & Music Maker, Oct 1983Portable Amp designed by Tom Scholz |
E-Mu Emax SamplerReview | Music Technology, Jan 1987Polyphonic Sampling KeyboardAn exclusive, in-depth report on the machine that promises to bring Emulator quality to the masses. Paul Wiffen, Emulator fan, finds out if the promises are fulfilled. |
Emulator SP12 UpdatesReview | Electronics & Music Maker, May 1986Paul Wiffen peers inside the latest SP12 to find a host of clever modifications: they help keep the E-mu machine at the top of the beat-box tree. |
Akai S900 SamplerReview | Electronics & Music Maker, Jul 1986Akai's super-sampler carries on where their S612 left off. Paul Wiffen finds its ease of use belies its sophistication. |
Digidesign TurbosynthReview | Sound On Sound, Dec 1988The Return of the Modular SynthesizerDigidesign continue to add to their innovative range of synthesis programs which use the flexibility of computers for sound creation and the hardware of MIDI samplers to replay the sounds. Paul Wiffen finds he loves the former but hates the latter. |
Prophet T8Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Dec 1983Touch-Sensitive Polyphonic SynthesiserThe new Sequential Circuits touch sensitive programmable poly synth |
The Gap NarrowsShow Report | Music Technology, Jan 1987AES ReportDan Goldstein and Paul Wiffen go down and out in Beverly Hills - and drop in on America's biggest recording convention along the way. Within its walls, a quiet revolution is taking place... |
PPG Hard Disk UnitReview | Electronics & Music Maker, Oct 1986Digital recording direct to hard disk, from the company that built its reputation with the Wave synthesisers. Paul Wiffen examines the new direction. |
E-Mu Systems EmaxReview | Electronics & Music Maker, Aug 1986Sampling KeyboardThe 'baby Emulator', announced only a month ago, gets put through its paces by Paul Wiffen at E-mu's Californian HQ. It's good. |
Shape of Things to Come - AESShow Report | Sound On Sound, Dec 1988AES Show ReportForthcoming new products from the hi-tech music recording field. |
Concert ReviewsMusic Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Dec 1983Judie Tzuke, Tangerine Dream, Depeche Mode, Dio |
Oberheim DPX1Review | Music Technology, Feb 1987Sample Replay UnitIn a musical climate dominated by preset sounds, why not produce a rack-mounting unit that simply replays other people's samples? Paul Wiffen analyses Oberheim's attempt at doing just that. |
Getting The Most From... Mono Mode - Part 3Feature | Topic: MIDI | Electronics & Music Maker, Oct 1986In the third part of this series on the growing uses of multiple MIDI channelisation, Paul Wiffen looks at the advantage of using separate audio outputs on the Akai S900. |
Roland MC500 SequencerReview | Electronics & Music Maker, Aug 1986A preview of Roland's first software-based digital recorder. As Paul Wiffen reports, it takes over where the MSQ range left off. |
Ensoniq EPSmReview | Sound On Sound, Jun 1989Rack-Mount Sampler/SequencerA rack-mount version of the EPS was something Ensoniq swore they would never produce, but they have finally bowed to public pressure. Paul Wiffen looks at the extra memory, extra outputs and SCSI applications, and concludes it has been worth the wait. |
Perfect PartnersReview | Sound On Sound, Nov 1990Akai S1000KB Sampler with DAC R4000 Syquest DriveThe S1000 has been with us for almost two years now, and the removable Syquest drive has become the most popular way of accessing a large library for it. But suppose you put them both in the same box with a weighted keyboard? Paul Wiffen discovers to his joy that someone has! |
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