A low cost four into one mixer unit.

What is a MIDI Merger and why do you need one if you use a computer-based MIDI sequencer? Martin Russ helps BT's funding by receiving long telephone calls from frantic MIDIphiles.

Music U.K.'S P.A. Test

Carlsbro P.A., EV Mikes & Evans Echo

Casino and Emperor guitars

Signal Processors - the saga continues

Phil 'Distortion' Walsh and the continuing saga of signal processors

semi-silent drumming

A simple but versatile stereo mixer to build

Clive Grace gets pretty damned excited over the revolutionary Chapman Stick

Upcoming systems music composer chats to Simon Trask about modern technology, Renaissance music and Belgian pop.

An intriguing evaluation of the way the human body reacts to music.

This latest release from the purveyors of low-cost signal processing is more a reverb unit with supplementary effects than a full-function multi-effects processor. Paul Ireson journeys into deep space to check it out.

Build this low cost, novel Hall Effect pedal accessory

Vesta Fire Effects

Unusual names but all used to a good effect. We report on this newest range.

Digital Multi-effects Processor

Following the success of their Midiverbs and Microverbs, Alesis have developed a unit capable of providing no less than four audio treatments simultaneously. Ian Waugh practices his four-play.

Digital Sound Effects System

An exciting sound-sampling effects generator

Effects

This month we make sense of effects units and what the words say.

Single, dual or delayed beats

SY77 Editor/Librarian/Manager

The first of the software assists for editing and archiving on Yamaha's flagship SY77 comes from Germany. Ian Waugh breaks out the schnapps.

Peter Maydew on a new budget PA system from a well-respected name.

Tangerine Dream's rhythm man describes his sequencer set-up

a family tree for effects pedals

Long awaited and long overdue, the SY77 is Yamaha's real successor to the DX7; it combines advanced FM synthesis, AWM sound modelling, digital filtering and musical usefulness. Innovation with Simon Trask.