Millioniser 2000

The Millioniser 2000, a synth harmonica that may sound as odd as it looks.

Not just echo effects

Five From America

A clutch of books for the beginning or serious recordist.

Jack Bruce model meets semi-supreme 14

A ten preset voice electronic piano with touch sensitive keyboard and separate bass section.

Nautical naffness, Premier partying, Demo doom and more

Guitarcheck

Three of the new breed vetted by Dave Burrluck

Effectscheck

A programmable effects board for Dave Burrluck to play footsie with

Jim Betteridge gives Mack the Knife

Hi-Fi Supplement

How can you write a full length feature about the humble XLR connector? Ask Ben Duncan.

The second part of Jay Chapman's guided tour through the Yamaha DX labyrinth, with an in-depth analysis of one of the factory-programmed voices.

Turtle Beach Multisound PC Sound Card

Dedicated PC users will welcome the introduction of this new, high-quality sound card to further enhance PC music-making possibilities. Brian Heywood investigates.

DOD RDS3600

A sampling delay line with a very long memory, this time from DOD.

Hardware and Software for Sinclair Spectrum

E&MM new-boy Simon Trask gets his teeth into a Spectrum-based sampling system that retails for no more than £50.

Jaydee Crusader 'Jazz'

Our roving reporter Mark Jenkins takes a look off the beaten track at some of the more interesting French equipment shown at last month's Paris Music Fair.

Qualifying for the Music Industry

Planning a career in the music industry? Then you may like to know more about the Music Information Technology course at City University, London. Mike Barnes reports.

DrumCheck

Argent's Bob Henrit takes a Pearl kit apart

Offering 256 tracks, direct screen manipulation of events, and the facility to alter any type of data whilst your sequence keeps playing, RealTime looks set to make a big name for itself very quickly. Martin Russ took a real shine to it - will you?

Looking for a low-cost introduction to synthesis? With its simplified programming method and variant on the Phase Distortion sound, Casio's latest 8-voice, splittable, polysynth could well prove the ideal first choice. Mark Badger explores...