HSR Insight

How to achieve tape splicing effects.

Advanced Multi-Effects Processor

Clive Grace gets pretty damned excited over the revolutionary Chapman Stick

Mike Skeet explains how to bring sound on sound recording into the 20th century using two video recorders and a Sony PCM processor.

This exciting six voice polyphonic synth comes under scrutiny.

The Return Of The Single Effects Unit?

David Mellor looks at an effects processor which can't produce three dozen effects simultaneously. Is this the start of a new trend?

recording level

Korg MS20

This month's trip down memory lane takes us to Korg's MS20. Greg Truckell reacquaints himself with an analogue synth that may be better suited to use in 1989 than 1979.

Softmuse Auto Composer

The final part of this series on creating good sample loops. This month it's yesterday's synthesisers that submit their sounds to the digital manipulation of Chris Meyer.

Sequential step up with a sampling keyboard

...Beating Like This

If conventional drum pads sound old hat, Matt Isaacson and Chris Meyer might have a few ideas for you as they check out the alternatives in our series on creative drum programming.

Universal Editor/Librarian Software

Avid Steinberg Twelve user Paul Needs tells us all about this user-friendly budget sequencer

360 SYSTEMS

Continuing our sideways squint at upright guitar synth devices, Tom Seufert takes us on a tour of the 360 Systems variety.

Readers tested designs and improvements.

cheeky parts

Digital Drums

Ian Waugh hits on an interesting idea from Yamaha: a sub-£100 set of drum-pads-in-a-box which can be used to play any MIDI instrument.

Tape Machines

Roland Juno 60, Roland SH-101, Korg Trident II

Gig Tactics

are bands forgetting how to play live

Bristol, capital of the West, is alive and well.