Having trouble projecting the right image on-stage? Paul Tingen reports on a unique way of improving your performing confidence, and your outlook on music in general.

Paul White (again) on the latest Cambridgeshire black box - this one syncs drum machines and sequencers to tape.

The start of a new series designed to guide musicians through the intricacies of computer programming. Jay Chapman takes the first steps.

Rock-steady Rozzer on drums meets shufflin' Max Kay

The MRA: A Manifesto

SOS reader Paul Jacques decides he's had enough of candyfloss dross music and reveals his solution — the musician's revolutionary army.

Another month's worth of hot products.

keyboard column

Roland's D5 is the latest addition to their range of LA synthesizers. Paul Ireson takes a look at a budget keyboard with some great features.

Chas de Whalley squares up to the young and talented Brian Tench

Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer

E&MM's resident FM expert, Jay Chapman, takes a critical flick through the pages of a new book intended to ease the programming on Yamaha's DX7 poly.

Back with a new album 'Jazz From Hell' composed and executed almost entirely on Synclavier, this 60s cult hero explains to Paul Gilby why he has turned his back on lyrics and the reasons for his four-year love affair with the sexy black keyboard with the round Winchester disks!

four track cassette

Metronome Studio

Metronome Studio.

intervals and the keyboard, plus chord of the month

thump, boom, and so on

I used to work with this prat once who thought that I'd mis-spelt compleat when I used it in an article - sometimes you just can't win, can you? Dave Hastilow, however, is well sussed and brings you sound at a stroke.

A round-up of the best recording-related books on the market.

Little boy blue, come blow up your horn — but first, read this introduction to blowing saxes etc.

A Generation Onwards

flash keyboard chords

Copyrighting your songs by Lorna Read (who nicked the idea)

Simple complex, very dire straits

MIDI Files - Is There A Problem?

Paul Andreas Overaa sounds off about the dismal lack of information there is about the MIDI file standard.