Fairlight for a fair price?

Studio Test

Curtis Schwartz expands his programming power and refines his live sound with the Roland SDE-2500 MIDI Digital Delay

Tell us Another One

Yet another Idea from Clive Brooks enabling you to deprive your fellows of money.

...and Phil South has a hard time with his Amiga.

Studio Series Roland D110 Voice Cards

Super sleuth Simon Sanders finds himself hot on the trail of cool sounds for the Roland D110. Prime suspect: Valhala.

The Tempophon

Spotlight on secondhand equipment. This month - Eltro Tempophon.

Versatile micro reviewed

At the forefront of independent synthesis

Is MIDI Finally Out Of The Closet?

Freelance programmer, musician, and SOS author Mike Collins wonders whether MIDI has gained genuine acceptance in pro studio circles or not.

Dance music with direction

Roland's budget Jupiter 8

Is video a mystery to you? Would you like to dip a toe into its murky waters, or are you worried about getting out of your depth too quickly? In this new series David Mellor explains the essentials of synchronising audio to video, and finds out what it is like to upgrade a home studio to audio post-production standard.

Phase Distortion comes clean

MSX micros are already establishing a foothold in the UK market. We give you the info to harness their sound chips and create music with MSX.

Casio CZ101, Yamaha DX21 and Korg Poly 800 feature in the readers' synth sound page. Plus a review of Skyslip's latest DX7 ROM cartridges.

VALHALA INTERNATIONAL GOLD B101 & B102 M1/M1R ROM Cards

With so many disappointing sounds currently being sold as the work of "professional" programmers, it's reassuring to find a selection as good as Valhala's International Gold cards for the Korg M1.