Indie Records

First part on how to go about releasing your own electronic record. A D.I.Y. guide.

Having trouble syncing your sequencer to your drum machine or vice versa? Steve Howell (probably) has the answer.

Franz In Concert

Tim Goodyer talks to the man who's programmed Peter Gabriel's synths, recorded a host of electronic albums under the name Synergy, and started up his own record label for instrumental music.

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

Rhythmcheck

Never has the term 'drum machine' been so misused. Bob Henrit samples freely

Ten questions that shook the world. Ten answers from In The Nursery.

Few producers begin their careers with experimental bands, become world-renowned for their work with electronic pop, and then turn their attention to traditional rock music. Paul Tingen talks to Mike Howlett, a man of many talents.

In 1985 Propaganda produced a seminal electronic music album - then they vanished. Five years on they've returned to pick up where they left off. Michael Mertens talks to Tim Goodyer about technology and the German tradition.

Synthetic Percussion Sounds

Steve Howell finishes off percussion sounds and how to go about synthesising them.

This month's question: sounds or notes? Perhaps it's time for keyboard players to rediscover emotion in playing music instead of providing an intricate background for those musicians who never forgot it.

Jezz Woodroffe explains

In which the man behind the mask - Frank Tovey - explains his attitudes to playing, writing, and recording his own particular brand of idiosyncratic electronic music.

updated drum module for Commodore

Having been involved with a bewildering number of projects in the past, Patrick Moraz and Graham Edge, keyboardist and drummer with The Moody Blues talk about their current work.

Vancouver Canada

A took at one of Canada's foremost educational studios

synth drums, actually

The Changing Scene

better noises for the BBC

The imitation of acoustic instruments has become an increasingly important role for synths and samplers, but are sounds as important as the way they're played? Tim Goodyer questions the progress of synth design.

Cash: where does it come from and where does it go? Tim Goodyer looks into the flow of money in the music biz and asks if pop music is worth the money spent on it.

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.