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Interviews

Pushing Back Frontiers?

Review | Sound On Sound, May 1988
Emulator III Sampling Keyboard

If there is one company which has made its name on sampling that company is E-mu Systems. The term 'Emulator' is now synonymous with sampling and now the third instrument in this distinguished series is on the market. Paul Wiffen checks it out and finds E-mu bang up to date.

Creative Gating

Feature | Topic: Effects Processing | Sound On Sound, Jul 1993
Masterclass - Noise Gates

Alesis ADAT

Review | Recording Musician, Sep 1992
8-Track Digital Recorder

It's finally here, it's available and it works!

Software Support

Feature | Topic: Computing, Sequencing | Sound On Sound, Mar 1992
Hints, Tips & News From The World of Music Software

More hints and tips from the software publishers themselves. This month: C-Lab; Steinberg; Passport.

Domestic DAT

Review | Sound On Sound, Jul 1989
Sony DTC M100

David Mellor compares the new Sony DTC M100 Digital Audio Tape recorder with the studio industry standard - the Sony DTC 1000ES.

Hi-Fi

Feature | Electronics & Music Maker, Nov 1981

OSCar Synthesiser

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Aug 1983

In Deep

Review | Sound On Sound, Apr 1992
With The Roland JD800

One year after reviewing the instrument that brought back knobs and sliders, Julian Colbeck presents an in-depth user report on Roland's flagship JD800 synthesizer.

Quinsoft K4 Magician

Review | Music Technology, Nov 1991
Atari ST Software

Few players get the best out of their synths these days without the help of a software editor. Gordon Reid boots up his ST and goes to work on his Kawai K4.

Inside Views: Aphex

Feature | Topic: Design, Development & Manufacture | Sound On Sound, Jan 1987

Paul Gilby returns with the series that takes a behind the scenes look at companies and design personnel working in the field of music and recording technology. This month: Marvin Caesar, President of Aphex Systems USA - creators of the legendary Aural Exciter.

Plasmec ADAS

Review | Sound On Sound, Nov 1991
Digital Audio For The Atari ST

Kendall Wrightson examines an inexpensive Atari-based tapeless recorder offering digital audio editing, plus MIDI controlled hard disk recording with Notator/Creator, Cubase/Cubeat or Virtuoso.

Backlines

Opinion | One Two Testing, Mar 1986

Opinions interesting or infuriating

X-Ray Specs - Part 1

Feature Series | Topic: Electronics / Build | One Two Testing, Mar 1985
Ben Duncan explains the language of the specification sheet

find out what the small print means

Akai CD3000

Review | Sound On Sound, Sep 1993
CD-ROM Sample Player

We test the world's first CD-ROM sampler.

On The Beat - Part 5

Feature Series | Topic: Drum Programming | Music Technology, Dec 1989

The basis of this month's article on drum programming is swing - the rhythmic basis for music as diverse as jazz and hip hop. Nigel Lord swings out.

Backlines

Opinion | One Two Testing, May 1986

An expert's opinion better than an exploding onion

Tascam MTS30

Review | Music Technology, May 1988
MIDI Synchroniser

As tape synchronisation becomes an indispensable part of modern music making, the demand for cost-effective sync boxes grows... Simon Trask discovers that it takes more than Tipp-Ex on the tape to throw the MTS30 off the track.

Plasmec Systems ADAS

Review | Music Technology, Nov 1991
Hard Disk Recording System

Direct-to-disk digital recording comes of age on the Atari ST computer. Vic Lennard checks out the system which may change your life.

KMD's 100 Watt Combo

Review | In Tune, May 1986

Inside the Synclavier - Part 3

Feature Series Audio | Topic: Digital Audio Workstations | Sound On Sound, Aug 1989

PART 3: What is it like to sit down at the Synclavier - the world's most expensive instrument - and create a piece of music? David Mellor finds out and tells the whole story.

Shazam - A Software Keyboard Operating System

Feature | Topic: Computing | Polyphony, Nov/Dec 1978
(or "Maestro, a little software, please")

Masters Of The Universe

Feature | Topic: Mastering, Tape, Vinyl, CD, DAT | Sound On Sound, Dec 1991

So you wanna record an album? Anyone with a DAT recorder can make what they think is a usable master tape, but it takes a little know-how to do it properly. Mastering engineers Mike Brown and Martin Giles of CTS Studios explain what goes into preparing master tapes for tape, record and CD duplication.

David Bowie - Track Record: Bowie & Jagger

Feature | Topic: Classic Tracks | International Musician, Nov 1985

All profits from Tony Horkins' features go to Live Aid

Paul Ward - Behind the Scenes

Feature | Topic: Maintenance / Repair / Modification, Recording Studios | Home & Studio Recording, May 1987

Although the title 'maintenance engineer' does not have the glamour of 'producer', it is an essential job. Paul Ward tells us why.

Tears for Fears - In The Heart Of The Country

Feature | Topic: Recording Studios | Music Technology, Apr 1987
The Wool Hall

If you earn a fortune in royalties from record sales and you want your own recording studio, what do you do? If you're Tears For Fears, you build The Wool Hall. Paul Tingen reports.

 

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