Trish McGrath gets the lowdown on a whole stack of readers' own synth sounds, while Paul Wiffen gives an appraisal of a new library of samples for the Ensoniq Mirage.

E&MM's unique buyer's guide spreads its wings, with a round-up of what's around in the world of sound-sampling.

Our regular monthly exploration of upcoming new products in the field of hi-tech music and recording technology.

Our regular monthly round-up of appetising new products from the field of hi-tech music and recording technology.

Production Samples

To sample or not to sample, that is the question.

What were the best products of 1987 according to Sound On Sound readers? Here are the long-awaited results of our poll.

NAMM Winter Market, Anaheim

Paul Wiffen, hotfoot from California, reports on the machines that made headlines at the US music industry's winter shindig...

Band in a Box Studio

'Band In A Box' who have put their home studio to commercial use, voice their opinions on tea and biscuits.

Reading MIDI Implementation Charts

In spite of MIDI's promise of compatibility between hi-tech musical equipment, few of us have found this to be the case. Vic Lennard takes his second look at MIDI Implementation charts and how they can solve your MIDI problems.

Beyond the BMF

Beyond the British Music Fair

Multi-sampling & Overdubbing

Keyboard programmer Paul Wiffen draws to a close his popular series on the merits of sampling techniques with a close look at two means of extending your sample playback range.

Happy Christmas?!

Tony Mills looks back at Xmas 85, to see whether what you got for it was worth getting

Why 16-bit/44.1 kHz sampling doesn't necessarily equal CD audio quality.

Disk Recorder / Sequencer

Mark Jenkins gets to grips with this unassuming dual channel MIDI sequencer from the States and unearths some interesting facts...

As sound-sampling becomes accepted as a technique, what will musicians do with their machines after the novelty has worn off? Chris Meyer takes a sideways look.

Vie Marshall raps with the bad young brother himself about Ataris, Creator and reader-friendly manuals

Part 7. In this penultimate episode Jay Chapman explains the usefulness of MIDI's all-important System Exclusive messages.

Sample Editing Via Midi

Why is it there are so many computer-based sample editing packages being released? Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that they make working with a sampler considerably easier. Jay Chapman ponders their worth.

News on the newest

Your sampler may only have a mono input, but that shouldn't stop you taking two-channel samples for a fatter, more realistic sound. Howard Massey shows you how.

Samplercheck

Tony Mills samples Roland's first entry into serious user-n..n..nineteen-ing

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.

A super-spy comes clean, but the questions go on