Examining Technic's ten-voice digital piano the PV10.

Bronski Beat reveal all in The Garden, as their new album, Age of Consent, storms the charts.

Mammoth Electro Fest: Simmons' contender, the UP5, Yamaha's RX15 drum machine, new Digisound chips for the Drumulator, Quicksilva's Drumkit program for the BBC micro...

Ambient Corporation

Forget the Fairlights, ditch the D.D.L.'s — ES&CM reader Graeme Robinson shows how you can beat it with the big boys, using just a couple of multitracks.

Korg Drums

Prolonging the percussive theme, a look at three very interesting products from Korg: Their value-for-money digital Super Percussion and Super Drums rhythm machines, plus the KMS-30 MIDI Synchronizer.

Strangler's keyboard commandant Dave Greenfield tells us why he's Waved goodbye to his Hammond.

A chat with art-punk godfather Bruce Gilbert, a founder member of left-field collaboration Wire. The man reveals a low-tech approach to hi-tech gear... and a few trade secrets.

Is what Roland's TR707 digital drum machine is set to become. Great sounds, great facilities... and a great price.

Klone Dual/Paragon Percussion

The Klone Dual and Paragon Percussion's DVXM — Two stand-alone Drum-synth modules that offer a cheaper way into electro-percussion than the Simmons of this world.

SPK began by hammering away at anything from the scrapyard but now generate their metal beat on the Fairlight. We investigate the method in the mayhem.

A preview of a new electronic drum kit that's designed to hit the competition where it hurts.

Muzik Processor

The Muzix 81 Processor is likely to change your mind about the potential of micro's sound sampling abilities. We preview this product from a Hungarian company who intend to breach the walls of the UK music industry.

Simon Jeffes, leader of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, loves acoustic instruments...so why are we talking to him? Because we think he's got some pretty sound theories...

We meet the trio of men behind the Frank Chickens.

Joreth.

With Joreth's Hardware/Software MIDI control package for the CBM 64.

Marc Almond/Mike Hedges

Collectively 'The Voice Squad'. Hedges reveals how he produces a man whose voice and ideas did so much to change the direction of popular electronic music.

JMS Software

JMS continue their commitment to pro software with two new packages - a Six-Trak Editor and Sequence Chain programs.

Pearl DRX-1 Electronic Drums

Pearl's late entry into the electronic drum kit stakes looks like a winner - eight kits can be programmed into its memory.

Tom Ellard, Severed Head's supremo, on sound surgery and synths.

M.P.C. Percussion Roundup

The MPC percussion system: DSM1/2; DSM 8 Auto Tom; DSM 32 x 4 drum synth; Programmers Rhythm Sequencer.

Simmons SDS9 electronic drum kit

Simmon's new drum kit

Simmons 800 Series electronic drums

Simmons’ budget range of new electronic drums

Microvox Mimic Digital Sound Editor

High-spec sampler for the CBM 64

When is Left Right?

Sinister Tony Reed takes the side of the left-handed musician

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