The legendary German synthesist speaks out about technology and technique in this exclusive interview - his first in four years!

Axe attack on Festival Hall report — Intellectuals run Screaming!

Guest producer Sadia joins the ongoing 'digital vs analogue' debate.

Basking Sharks' finesse

Studios & Recording

Three pages of news including Bowie synthesisers and goodies from APRS.

Dynacord Percuter S

Digital drums the Dynacord way. Or as Nigel Lord would put it, a better-than-average electronic drum kit at a higher-than-average price. Is the Percuter worth the extra?

At last the MA-36 MIDI Data Analyser is here to diagnose all your MIDI illnesses

An interview with one of Britain's most gifted keyboard players and programmers. He takes us through the various electronic instruments he's owned, and gives some insight into how to go about programming such complex polysynths as the Yamaha CS80 and Rhodes Chroma.

Volume 1 - Drums

If you're bored with your sampler's factory disks or simply can't find a decent snare drum to sample, then Syndromic Music's 'Star Samples' may well prove the ideal solution. Mark Jenkins assesses their range of sampled sound cassettes.

A friend and protege of Klaus Schulze, Robert Schroder builds his own equipment, and is much more than a Schulze clone.

Recording The Piano

This month 'Recording The Piano'; where best to place microphones and what type to choose for optimum results.

A Drummer's Eye View

Electronic drums for tomorrow?

An original Electro-Music Transcription

Listening to this album/single track alone, the music appears complex and hard to analyse. With this score in front of you, the picture instantly changes and the skill of the composer is revealed.

The Pioneering Spirit

D'Cuckoo are hardly your average MIDI band: they build their own instruments; they're all women, and they play "post-industrial cyber-tribal world-funk". Paul Tingen investigates.

The PF10 and 15 proved how well FM voicing is suited to the electronic piano. Now those instruments have been updated, and Simon Trask has been listening to the results.

The coming of age of the Digital Audio Workstation has implications that go far beyond being simply another item of interest to electronic musicians. Craig Anderton brings us up to date on what’s happening at the top-end of the professional recording world and how it will affect us mere mortals.

electronic percussion

Almost every keyboard exhibitor at the British Music Fair was using these British-designed and built speakers to play their products through. Paul White tries to find out why.

Going Direct

Martyn Maynard tells you how to make your very own DI box.

Dealer of the Month

Carlsbro Sound Centre, Mansfield

An electrified Peter Randall looks at the Syndrums syndrome.