Roland DJ70 Sampling Keyboard

Roland's DJ70 repackages the guts of an S750 as a DJ-oriented sampling keyboard with a glut of time-saving features. Wilf Smarties welcomes the unit that redefines user friendly sampling.

Programmable Rhythm Machines

Yamaha's first-ever self-contained programmable drum machines have PCM-encoded voices and MIDI. Kendall Wrightson gives his verdict.

Just what have the Japanese done to the Engrish Ranguage?

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Prophet 2000

An exclusive preview of Sequential's attempt at combining an analogue polysynth with a digital sampling keyboard. It could turn the market on its head yet again, says Dan Goldstein.

Yet more of Jez comment as he gets his vocal chords round Digigram/Farfisa's latest MIDI gadget

A look at the shape of things to come in the recording world.

Ampcheck

Putting the balls back into electronic drums. Messrs Henrit and Francis begin the quest

The Gibson Direction

Tony Bacon asks Vice-President tough questions on the guitar makers' future 41

'Mighty Mini' Valve Combo

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

David Hughes lends an ear to three well-priced CDs full of synthesizer and drum machine samples.

The second part of Jay Chapman's guided tour through the Yamaha DX labyrinth, with an in-depth analysis of one of the factory-programmed voices.

The Four Track Future - Where To Start With Cassette-Based Recording

Four-track Fandango - Gary Cooper looks at all today's choices for cassette multitracking

Jim Betteridge takes his purple paisley shirt down to Wembley, and catches small but perfectly-formed American Prince in the act

Johnny Demestos

Recording Gear

There are bargains in the land of non-new taping equipment, specially if you like unfashionable effects

Tim Goodyer talks to pin-up keyboardsman Steve George about life at the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic...