A monumental meeting?

Programmable Polyphonic FM Synthesizer

An overview of this flagship of the DX range of FM-based synthesisers

More sequencing tips

Vestax MR66 6-Track Recorder and RMC88 Studio Mixer

Put these two together and you have a flexible recording and mixing system.

There's no point having a mass of electronic keyboards if you've got nothing to mount them on, but how many keyboard stands are available, and what do they offer? Trish McGrath stands up to the lot of them in an extensive survey.

Henry Priestman: the word

From their excellent 1984 debut single 'Venceremos', Working Week have charted a unique course between fashionability and credibility. Simon Trask works out with Simon Booth.

A gentleman and a scholar

Paul Young's Tomb Of Memories analysed track by track

Big in America, big in rehearsal rooms — but why isn't this dead good pop group dead big here?

Atari ST Software

One emerging trend in software sequencing is that of endowing your computer with musical "intelligence". Ian Waugh contends that machines can have feelings too.

Fun In The Waves

Dave Simpson concludes the saga of Thatched Cottage Studio and how it came about.

A problem shared is a problem solved

Instruments & Equipment

Breaking American, expensive recordings and living with your own history — Paul Trynka swaps top hats and tall tales with Furs guitarist John Ashton

Ampcheck

Paul Francis goes scouting for the cubs

In the battleground that is the record business, one band have managed to find the space to be one of the most individual and resourceful of British talents. Nigel Lord talks uncommerciality in an Immaterial world.

news from the front

Self confessed synth merchant Dave Stewart reveals how to do away with drummers.

Sessionmen Special

Part two of studiotime, with bassist Paul Westwood and guitarist Tim Renwick.

All the latest news and reviews on the computer scene

Sydney Music Conservatorium

Music technology Australian style. To prove that there's more to the Australian music scene than the Fairlight, Jonathan Puckeridge pays a visit to the Sydney Music Conservatorium.

Happy Christmas?!

Tony Mills looks back at Xmas 85, to see whether what you got for it was worth getting