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Interviews

The Aphex Twin - Cagey, Canny, Krafty

Interview | Music Technology, Jul 1993

Never mind avoiding presets and programming your own patches... how about rebuilding the whole damn synth? Richard James - aka Polygon Window, Caustic Window, Diceman, Soit PP, Blue Calx, AFX and The Aphex Twin - isn’t happy with his hardware till he’s had the toolbox to it. Phil Ward enters the twilight zone of the lad from Cornwall who’s spearheading the ambient onslaught.

The Orb - Tune In, Turn On, Chill Out

Interview | Music Technology, Jun 1991

Riding the ambient house wave, The Orb have released a concept album that mixes dance beats with new age textures. Tim Goodyer tunes in to Alex Paterson and Thrash as they chill out with technology.

Thompson Twins - All For One and One For All

Interview | International Musician, Feb 1985

Tony Horkins lays his hands on Tom, Alanna and Joe and squeezes out the technical secrets

Unique 3 - Dial 0274 For Bass

Interview | Music Technology, Feb 1991

Having helped to create Britain's Northern techno scene, Unique 3 claim it doesn't actually exist. Simon Trask listens to this and other enigmas from one of the country's most creative dance outfits.

Vince Clarke - Sounding Off

Interview | Electronic Soundmaker, Nov 1984

Vince Clarke reveals trade secrets.

Yello

Interview | Sound On Sound, Feb 1989

Paul Ireson converses with 50% of Switzerland’s most exciting export since milk chocolate - Dieter Meier of Yello.

Production lines

Interview | The Mix, Aug 1994
At home with Chris Hughes

The former Tears For Fears producer invites us in for a cuppa

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The Matinee Organ - Part 4

Feature Series | Topic: Electronics / Build | Electronics & Music Maker, Jun 1981

Tape Machines Line Up Here

Feature | Topic: Maintenance / Repair / Modification, Tape, Vinyl, CD, DAT | Home & Studio Recording, Apr 1986

Martin Goldman examines the dos and don'ts of tape machine maintenance.

Relax... your solo will be just fine

Feature | Topic: Live, Performing | Making Music, Sep 1987
Relaxing For Gigs

All About Additive - Part 1

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

In the first of a two-part series, Chris Meyer looks into the workings of additive synthesis and how it can be used to accurately mimic naturally-occurring sounds.

Tape Line-Up - Part 2

Feature Series | Topic: Sound Fundamentals, Tape, Vinyl, CD, DAT | Sound On Sound, Oct 1986

Part 2. If you developed a stomach ulcer through reading last month's instalment on the theory of line-up and haven't dared go near your tape machine since, you can stop worrying no was David Mellor tells you exactly what to do to achieve perfection in your recorded sound.

Photographing Sound - Part 1

Feature Series | Topic: Sampling | Sound On Sound, Dec 1985
The Art of Sampling

Part 1: The Art Of Sampling. Keyboard programmer Paul Wiffen offers valuable advice on squeezing the most out of your sampler.

Gates

Feature | Topic: Effects Processing | Recording Musician, May 1993

If you're swamped in hiss, then you may need this — the full SP on gates and their uses. But listen carefully: I may be asking questions.

TEAC E3 Head Demagnetiser

Review | Recording Musician, May 1993

Korg Wavestation

Review | Music Technology, Sep 1990
Advanced Vector Synthesiser

In their days at the top, Sequential pioneered an exciting form of sound generation called Vector Synthesis. Simon Trask witnesses its revival in Korg's Wavestation.

Tona De Brett's Vocal Points

Feature | Topic: Performing, Tuition / Technique | International Musician, Sep 1985

Take a deep breath. Now repeat after me: 'Tone's topping tutorial tips teach trainee tonsils'

Back To Bach

Feature | Topic: Composing / Art, Recording, Sequencing | Sound On Sound, Jul 1992
The Making of an Album

When Julian Colbeck went back to Bach to find musical inspiration, little did he think he'd end up recording a whole album.

Multitasking

Feature | Topic: Computing | Music Technology, May 1988

Wishing you could do more than one thing at a time may be as close as you'll ever get to doing it, but your computer is another story altogether. Harvey P Newquist III explains multitasking and some of its uses.

Beyond E-Major - Part 7

Feature Series | Topic: Tuition / Technique | One Two Testing, Oct 1984

make your guitar sound like a balalaika

Roland SH3A Synthesiser

Review | International Musician, Dec 1975
KeyboardCheck

The Compleat Sound Effects Recordist

Feature | Topic: Location Sound, Recording | Sound International, Jan 1979

I used to work with this prat once who thought that I'd mis-spelt compleat when I used it in an article - sometimes you just can't win, can you? Dave Hastilow, however, is well sussed and brings you sound at a stroke.

Audio Kinetics Pacer Synchroniser

Review | Sound On Sound, Oct 1986

The big boys of the synchronising world have sat back and observed the appearance of budget systems from Fostex and SMPL over the past six months. Now Audio Kinetics dip their not in considerable toe in the water with the launch of their own low-cost chase synchroniser system, the Pacer. David Mellor checks it out.

Amiga Notes

Feature | Topic: Computing | Sound On Sound, Feb 1993

Using MIDI Controllers

Feature | Topic: MIDI | Music Technology, Oct 1989

MIDI controller data can have many uses such as adding "feel" to music after it's been recorded into a sequencer. Vic "Megalomaniac" Lennard explores this and many other applications.

 

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