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E-mu SP1200

Review | Sound On Sound, Oct 1987
Sampling Percussion System

Not just a sampling drum machine, more a solid state tape recorder! As things start to heat up at the top end of the drum machine market, David Mellor gives E-mu's successor to their popular SP-12 a thorough pounding.

Michael Nyman

Interview | One Two Testing, Oct 1985

Milton Keynes adman draws up Draughtsman's Contract

Live Wires

Feature | Topic: Live, Performing | Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music, Aug 1985
Playing Live

Electronic music live - a special focus

Balanced Microphone Preamp Project

Feature | Topic: Electronics / Build | Home & Studio Recording, Aug 1984

Full circuit design for this very high quality, low-noise preamplifier.

New Reality

Feature | Topic: Composing / Art | Sound On Sound, Nov 1989
The story of a CD

Not many people would have the courage to give up a lucrative career in the jingles business in order to record and release their own CD. But that's precisely what Simon Renouf has done, and this is his story...

Yamaha SY77 - Part 1

Review Series | Sound On Sound, Jan 1990
RCM Synthesizer

The DX7 captured musicians’ imaginations like no other synthesizer before or since. But the legacy of releasing endless variations on the DX theme has turned some musicians away from FM synthesis and into the waiting arms of a new generation of 'sample plus synth' keyboards. Now Yamaha are back with a vengeance, an even more powerful method of synthesis (Real-time Convolution and Modulation), and a spanking new flagship synth. But has the SY77 got what it takes to regain the hi-tech musician's vote? Martin Russ finds out.

Powertran MCS-1 Sound Sampler & Delay Line

Review | Home & Studio Recording, Apr 1985

Space... The Final Frontier

Review | Sound On Sound, Aug 1993
Roland SRV330 Dimensional Space Reverb

Can Roland's latest gizmo really add another dimension to your recordings?

Soft Options

Feature | Topic: Computing, Sampling | Sound On Sound, Dec 1993
Cheap And Cheerful Sample Creation On The Atari ST

Mixdown Lowdown

Feature | Topic: Mixing | Phaze 1, Jan 1989
Demo Tape Discipline

the final chapter reveals the tricks of the mix

All Systems Stop

Feature | Topic: MIDI, Sequencing | Music Technology, Jun 1992

What happens when you press your sequencer's "stop" button and why does such a simple operation sometimes cause so much trouble? Vic Lennard offers a few troubleshooting tips and reveals that there's probably more to it than you think.

Akai S612

Review | Home & Studio Recording, Jun 1985
Midi Sound Sampler

Ultimate Percussion UP5

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Dec 1984
Electronic Drum Kit

A British-built electronic drum kit for under £500. Sounds good, affirms reviewer Paul White.

Making The Most Of... - Part 6

Feature Series | Topic: Recording | Home & Studio Recording, Oct 1985
Acoustic Drums

Some people look upon the prospect of recording an acoustic drum kit with dread. It needn't be that daunting if you follow a few simple guidelines.

When Is A Computer - Part 9

Feature Series | Topic: Computing, Synthesis & Sound Design | One Two Testing, Jul 1984

what is digital?

Empathy

Interview | Sound On Sound, Jun 1986
The Rupert Hine Approach to Record Producing

You may be surprised to learn that as a producer, Rupert Hine has some sixty-five albums credited to him, though it is only in recent times that his name has started to mean anything outside of the record business. Something that has come about largely through his successful associations with Howard Jones and Tina Turner. David Etheridge chatted to him in the studio about his career to date and his approach to record production.

The Regeneration Game

Feature | Topic: Sampling | Music Technology, Jul 1987
Sampler Updates

Leading the battle against planned obsolescence are the sampler manufacturers, whose machines receive updates almost monthly. We re-test three samplers to find out how they've changed.

It’s My Song

Feature | Topic: Arranging / Songwriting, Performing | Phaze 1, Feb 1989
And I'll Cry If I Want To

so why can't the band play it properly? songwriters’ psychology made simple

Tascam 246 - an Un-Reel Machine

Review | Home & Studio Recording, Jan 1986

Life In The Fast Lane

Review | Sound On Sound, Aug 1988
Korg M1 Music Workstation

As Korg prepare an armada of new products to invade the music shops, Tony Hastings investigates the M1 Music Workstation - the flagship that looks set to blow a lot of the competition out of the water.

Sounding Off

Opinion | Sound On Sound, Dec 1988
Use your Ears!

Regular contributor Martin Russ climbs onto the soapbox this month with a plea to use our ears!

Sheep's Clothing

Review | Home & Studio Recording, Nov 1986
Audio Logic MT44 Gate

Four expander gates in one box for less than the cost of an off-peak holiday for two in Cleethorpes.

Shaping the Wave

Feature | Topic: Synthesis & Sound Design | Music Technology, Jun 1988

Since Yamaha popularised FM synthesis, a lot of attention has been paid to digital technology. Lorenz Rychner explains how a lot of this technology still uses analogue programming techniques.

Hands On: Steinberg Cubase

Feature | Topic: Sequencing | Sound On Sound, Jan 1992

This month David Mellor presents a guided tour of Steinberg's ubiquitous sequencer program.

Philips DCC900

Review | Sound On Sound, Oct 1992
Digital Compact Cassette Recorder

Philips hope that their new cassette-based DCC format will succeed where DAT failed — becoming the new consumer digital recording medium. Derek Johnson evaluates the world's first first DCC recorder.

 

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