Studio Test

Cheap and effective, like our own spring chicken Jim Betteridge

This month, E&MM’s unique equipment round-up turns its attention to the rhythmic world of drum machines and electronic drum kits.

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

Sequencercheck

Casio get further into the pro market, Chris Jenkins gets into their newie

Battery Studios

Jive Records' own Battery Studio complex has to accommodate acts as diverse as Schooly D, Mark Shreeve and Samantha Fox. David Bradwell raps technology.

explaining what MIDI can do for you

Chris Smith enlightens us on the subject of locking music to video

Hansa Berlin

Hansa Berlin can produce quality demos on a Yamaha MT-44. Martin Moody got right on the case

ADA2FX

The engineers' dream? A dual effects unit for the price of one - the 2FX.

Have you won our DX100?

After all these months, our Write A Feature competition has a winner. Find out why it was so long coming, and read the article that won its author a Yamaha DX100.

Nicholas Rowland guides us through the tricky process of choosing the best sequencer for our money

A bite of Annabel Lamb

Vince Clarke reveals trade secrets.

MIDI Synchroniser

It's not the cheapest synchroniser money can buy, but it's sophisticated and flexible enough to become one of the most popular. Vic Leonard gets in sync.

A multitracking keyboard for the computer musician.

MTR 6:4:2

A budget 6:4:2 mixer that is neither short on features nor costs the earth.

Take the Fostex X15, restyle it, add new features, raise the price by the cost of a dirty weekend in Blackpool and you've got their new X30 multitracker. Nicholas Rowland finds out if they're on the right track.

Continuing our series that looks at hi-tech companies and design personnel working in the field of music and recording technology, Paul Gilby talks to Marco Alpert, Director of Marketing & Sales for E-mu Systems of America - the company behind the Emulator and Emax samplers.

Digital Rhythm Module

If you've ever wanted to trade some of your drum machine's sequence memory for sound memory, the DRM1 could be the beat box for you. Matt Isaacson sounds it out.

Oberheim Xk

Oberheim's first master keyboard has a load of clever facilities, but a price-tag high enough to give it some stiff competition. Simon Trask files his report.

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.

Your Paul Hardcastle Aspirations!

Steve Howell takes up his razor blade once again and explains the basis for extended remixes.

kits, rim shots, playing surfaces