Single channel design

Paul Williams returns to the fold with another addition to the popular Tantek rack.

A simple-to-build and inexpensive design capable of powering up to 200 microphones!

Our final modification to this inexpensive 'pressure zone microphone' makes the unit suitable for more professional applications.

Build an effects system

Literally our biggest project to date!

E&MM's 200W high power loudspeakers bring down the price and cabinet size of quality sound. Suitable for home, studio or gig

If you've got problems with your power supply, you've got problems with your MIDI setup - you've probably got problems you never imagined. Mark Burletson plays at megalomania.

Switched, single rail

The Circuit

The four circuit diagrams that lie at the heart of our MIDI Controlled Sampler project, with a full description to follow next month.

How it Works

Part three, and a look at the design thinking behind this astonishing MIDI-controlled sampling unit.

Part 4: Testing, Testing

Tim Orr on how to test your MIDI Controlled Sampler once you've put it together: tips and diagrams aplenty.

Playing with Time

MCS stands for MIDI Controlled Sampler, E&MM's most exciting build-it-yourself project yet. Tim Orr gets the ball rolling with a discussion of the effects this Powertran unit can be used to produce.

Part 5. Tidying Up

Co-designer Tim Orr takes us through the mechanical construction and front panel controls of the MIDI Controlled Sampler.

Tricks With The SN76477

One for the DIY fans. In this new series, Martin Russ penetrates deep into the heart of MIDI equipment and explores how they work, what chips they use and more...

Continuing our new series for DIY fans, Martin Russ shows how you can go about adding extra MIDI Ins, Outs and Thrus to a MIDI interface.

Martin Russ takes out his soldering iron and creates the MIDI Monitor - an unbelievably useful gadget for anyone with a MIDI set-up of any kind.

Our mixer dissected

Design and development