Cassette Multitrack

It is said that small is beautiful - and Tascam's new personal multitrack machine is certainly small. Nik Newark dubs his demos and road tests Tascam's latest four-track cassette machine.

Studios & Recording

If you make extensive use of MIDI keyboards, drum machines or MIDI controlled effects, this flexible package revolutionise your studio.

Miranda Sex Garden: Sampling The Nation's PA Systems

is there a future in teaching music

News from the front

all the news you need to know

The second of our two versatile electronic percussion modules

High quality monitors for the home recordist

Polyphonic Synthesiser

Simon Trask follows up our earlier preview of Wersi's first polyphonic synth, with a full review that delves deeper into the possibilities of additive synthesis. Is it too complex to use?

Rebis Sampler

The world’s best-known builder of modular studio effects has just introduced its entry in the sampling steeplechase. But will it fall at the first hurdle? Paul White has the answer.

'Brotherhood' by New Order

Sound On Sound's record review with a difference! Mark Prendergast begins the first of a regular feature that talks about and to the people responsible for one of the more interesting vinyl releases around. This month: 'Brotherhood' by New Order.

An explanation of psychoacoustic signal enhancers and their possible applications.

What happened when the International MIDI Association talked software, plus more. Newscaster - David Ellis.

Continuing our series that looks at hi-tech companies and design personnel working in the field of music and recording technology, Paul Gilby talks sampling with Kim Ryrie, President of Fairlight Instruments of Australia.

Digital Delay

Programmable delay effects from Toa.

Art Multiverb III & SGE Mach II

Art seem to update their range of multi-effects processors faster than everyone else. Dave Lockwood checks out two of their very latest incarnations.

An article on the development and design of the PPM plus a review of one of Bulgin's meter kits with some astounding Special Offers!

The Acoustic Guitar

We begin a new series that looks at how to recreate the sound of acoustic instruments using various methods of synth programming and sampling. In the first part, Howard Massey turns his attention to the acoustic guitar.

When it comes to the MIDIVERB II, Phil South discovers that sequels can sometimes be better than the originals!

Synthcheck

Paul Fishman checks out Korg's pro sampling keyboard