Brings news of a new British sound sampling drum machine, a digital signal processor from Eventide, and more.

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What's new in the world of the Micro Musician

a family tree for effects pedals

...Reverbs. An across-the-range selection put through their paces, demonstrating both conventional and creative uses...

News from the front

the rest of the instrument news

Walking the Dog...

Audio and CV trigger circuits for E&MM's ever-popular digital percussion module. And there's talk of a Syndrom II on the way...

News from America compiled by Simon Braund

...while Kendall Wrightson tackles the Mac...

The lowdown on current polysynths, voice expanders and controller keyboards in this month's instalment of our unique buyer's guide.

All the latest news and reviews on the computer scene

Another acoustic drum manufacturer gives tradition the thumbs down and goes electronic. Paul White takes an in-depth look at Pearl's first futuristic percussion offering.

Jim Betteridge wades through the swirling, ethereal ambience that is the Cocteau Twins' music

RETROSPECT: the hollies

complete career countdown

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Dave Oppenheim of Opcode

Mike Collins chats to Dave Oppenheim, founder of and main programmer for Opcode Systems, the creators of Vision sequencer, the original MIDI File Format, and a range of primarily Macintosh music software and hardware.