Drums

Peter Randall knows the cymbal secret and, for some reason unknown to us, is prepared (for a not inconsiderable sum) to let you know too. Innee nice?

Geoff Nicholls goes tuning

Too old to roll on a Rocker?

Freelance engineer Steve Hall offers some guidance.

CymbalCheck

Bob Henrit tries out some Turkish delights

Drum Machine

your problems dissolve as the experts swoop

A Real-time Performance System

The benefits of additive synthesis software as a means of imitating natural sounds, creating new ones and tidying up your sample loops. Tom McLaughlin adds it all up.

There has been an enormous upsurge of interest in African music of late. Artists as diverse as Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads and Brian Eno have acknowledged its inspiration on their work. But there is little information around that explains the fundamental concepts behind it and how a musician can incorporate the sounds and ideas into their own work if they wish to. Kofi Busia suggests a few ideas.

PART 1: Ace programmer Greg Truckell begins a power user’s guide to this popular LA synth expander.

Sound engineer David Mellor checks out the most boring Compact Disc in the world: Korg's first digital collection of sound samples!

Music moves in mysterious ways - these LPs for example aren't vinyl or CD, they're floppies for the AMPLE music system. Ian Waugh boots up the boogie.

The Story of the Guitar Synth

Learn the history of the guitar synthesiser and what the stars think of them.

Sample Editing Software

A sample editing package to beat all sample editing packages? Robert Rich test-drives a universal editor that may be the answer to many a sampling studio's prayers.

Part 2 of the interview.

cast in Italy

low-tuning previewed

New products from the States

PPG

PPG designers interviewed