Shake with disbelief as you find out Korg have produced a 12 oscillator, 64 memory polyphonic for under a grand.

The readers' synth sound page. Instruments featured this month include the Roland SH101, Yamaha DX7 and Korg Poly 61.

Readers' favourite synth sounds and the means to reproduce them. Instruments featured this month include the Roland JX3P and Korg Poly 800.

Buying a Secondhand Synth

know how

Honky-Tonk Music

New keyboards, guitars and effects in the US

New synthesisers from across the Atlantic

Roedelius explains the necessity of home recording and why he's addicted to the colour green!

Herbie Hancock, John Miles.

Robert, Jezz & Co

a poly to compare and contrast

Synthcheck

Excellent sounds plus a sequencer for under a grand. Tony Mills gets very worked up

Rockbottom

In The Digital Age

The digital revolution has not quite killed off the analogue synthesizer, and vintage or vintage-style instruments have an enduring appeal. Julian Colbeck looks at why this should be so.

A survey of trendsetters

Seminal German avant garde composer Hans-Joachim Roedelius was in London recently to promote a new solo album, 'Gift of the Moment'. Dan Goldstein was granted a brief audience.

Light fantastic?

UMI-2B

Sequencing interface for the BBC

One of the pioneers of the German electronic music scene, Hans Joachim Roedelius's use of electronic keyboards to treat sound, create atmospheres, and provide sonic backdrops has evolved through collaborations with the likes of Conny Plank, Peter Baumann and Brian Eno. Mark J. Prendergast discovers more about the man and his music.

The cheap alternative?

Studio Focus