All the Fun of the Fair

What's new in the way of equipment including the latest from the Frankfurt show.

In contrast with the main feature we take a look at one of today’s modern commercial, electro-music bands.

Miking Tips

Music Village

Billy Punter joins the Village people in Chadwell Heath

Mike Collins investigates the magic behind Enigma Studios, a MIDI-based recording facility in London's East End.

The words "Stock, Aitken & Waterman" have adorned 50 hit singles in the last two years. Tim Goodyer finds there are two secrets to their success: determination and new technology.

Putting It Together

The nitty gritty of choosing appropriate recording and sequencing equipment for use in a school environment.

An Introduction to the Use of Sequencers

An introduction to the use of the perennial tools of the electronic composers trade. With some explanation of programming from music and notation.

Delving ever further into the Computer Musical Instrument from down-under, Jim Grant samples the delights of Page 9's real-time sequencer.

Jonathan Sorrell is one of a handful of session programmers working with the world's most sophisticated sampling keyboard - the Synclavier. Paul Gilby discovers how it came about.

Sequential's One Man Band

Paul Wiffen first encountered the Studio 440 sampling drum machine several months ago when he was called in to help Stevie Wonder suss out his! It has since become the mainstay of his own programming armoury. Here he tells why...

Cheap Gear

Doing it well does not necessarily mean doing it expensively, as we endeavour freely to demonstrate

taking notes

Fractal Music Composer

Martin Russ looks at a program that generates music from chaos.

New Orleans

A special report from the New Orleans trade show

Turbo-charged recording techniques

An interview with Rusty Egan

Dan Goldstein tracks down another drummer-turned-musical technofreak, Rusty Egan, and finds out about the past, present, and the future of the electro-dance band he helped found, Visage.

Co-founder of the techno movement, Model 500's Juan Atkins discusses yesterday's technology and influences, and tomorrow's music. Technospeak: Simon Trask.

A list of "classic" analogue synths could not be complete without Oberheim's OBXa. Peter Forrest reminisces about an instrument that won the hearts of many musicians.

Four-track Cassette Recorder

A new mid-price four-track machine from the people Tascam love to hate. Paul White finds it to be elegant, well designed, and startlingly good value.

tim simenon turns the tables

The marriage between MIDI and SMPTE is now complete, but the burning question remains: how will musicians and engineers benefit from it? Chris Meyer traces the link from its source to its users.