UK Electronica

Programmable Digital Delay

First of several new products from Dynacord is this rack-mounting digital delay line. Paul White managed to find time to review it.

Paul Williams outlines the design for a high quality module that can be used as either a autopanner or an autofader.

Software for the Atari ST

Meanwhile, at the other extreme of ST sequencing, Steinberg's Cubase program gains a real-time MIDI Manager and a large-format monitor. Nigel Lord touches a new base.

Back To Basics

Jay Chapman continues his 'back to basics' description of the technicalities of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface for the many new readers who have picked up on the series since it first began.

An everyday saga of guitar-making folk

Guitar Making-this month. Woods

The more imagination you apply to signal processors, the more you can get out of them. Craig Anderton presents 49 tips that take you beyond stock effects and into new ways of creating your own sonic signature.

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Multimedia authoring software

Kendall Wrightson rounds off his introduction to SMPTE with a look at its application in modern music production as exemplified by a synchronisation unit - the Friend Chip SRC.

Sequencers

A cosmic David Etheridge gets to the spirit of New Age music in the first instalment of a two-part series.

Vocals

Paul White discusses how to use reverb in the context of a mix, this month focussing on lead and backing vocals.

Introducing a new direction in synthesis from Emu

E-mu's new module heralds a new direction in synthesis. Will it change the face of music?

Dom Foulsham continues our series on the digital ins and outs of sampling, and talks to some arch sampling professionals about the tricks of their trade. Discover how to get a convincing crash cymbal; how to break the rules creatively and stay legal; and 20 things to do with a redundant manual. Read it and weep, Jive Bunny

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Composer & Drummer

This Sinclair ZX81 add-on will take control of your synth and drum machine.

Part three, and a second took at a Yamaha factory preset. Jay Chapman takes you through it step by step.

Exclusive guide to recording electronic music

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A hot new discovery from one of Britain's oldest universities threatens to revolutionise music broadcasting. Tim Goodyer's exclusive on a development that could change the world - literally.

David Bowie

Another in our 'How It Works' series. David Mellor kicks off a two-part investigation into the practicalities of bins, horns, tweeters and woofers. Baffled? You won't be once you've read this!