The Fender Squier Series

How To Get The Most From Your Sampler

Roland SPD8 Total Percussion Pad

Roland's latest 8-pad midi percussion controller adds internal sounds to a tried and tested formula. Paul Ireson checks it out.

a semi-dozen electric

Dave Stewart gives the technology the human touch.

Atari ST Software

Dr T's Multi Program Environment allows their KCS sequencer, Programmable Variations Generator and Copyist scorewriter to be used as part of an integrated system. Lorenz Rychner goes soft.

What is an African thumb piano and why

Mixing

Simon Croft takes up from Steve Howell and gives his views on creative remixing.

The Jones boy finally agrees to talk to us. Tony Horkins plays the diplomatic attaché

a brace of British boxes

Baz Watts looks into the Armadillo sampler for the Arc

After over a decade at the forefront of instrumental music, Mike Oldfield is branching out into video and film. Annabel Scott visits the man's new audiovisual studio, and pops a few pertinent questions.

Don Goldstein talks to American composer Harold Budd about his past collaborations with such luminaries as Brian Eno and Michael Nyman and, more recently, the Cocteau Twins.

Speaking Japanese

8-Voice Polyphonic Synthesiser

The most recent polyphonic synth from Oberheim, the OB8 adds even more flexibility to the tried and tested Oberheim formula.

The first of our Systems features focusses on making music with the DX7, Jupiter 6, Drumtraks and MSQ700.

Jon Tiven talks to Gus Dudgeon about Elton, Bowie and recording in general.

'A Wandering Mistrel, I...'

Tony 'Chips With Everything' Mills, back with more software for the increasingly popular Atari 520ST

Berlin's techno anarchists Alec, Carl and Hanin are here to cause a riot. Ringleader Alec Empire mouths off on the ambient backlash

Editing Packages

Tony Mills investigates the noiseless properties of your micro

David Pallant

Dom Foulsham continues our series on the digital ins and outs of sampling, and talks to some arch sampling professionals about the tricks of their trade. Discover how to get a convincing crash cymbal; how to break the rules creatively and stay legal; and 20 things to do with a redundant manual. Read it and weep, Jive Bunny

Software for the Apple Macintosh

Possibly the most sophisticated and powerful scorewriting program to date comes from American company Coda. Bob O'Donnell keeps the score.