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?

Ensoniq SD1 Music Production Synthesizer

The SD1 is the new flagship of Ensoniq's synthesizer/workstation range. Paul Ireson feels the quality.

Wind Controller

Yamaha's WX7 MIDI wind controller has already attracted the attention of professional sax players like Courtney Pine. Man Jumping saxophonist Andy Blake gets his second wind.

the fruit of guitarmanship disclosed

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

Getting into DJing

How to mix records, what gear to buy, and how to get work

Your questions answered

How To Get Signed

Snatching that elusive deal — how four recent signings did it, and how you can too. Instant success story by Richard Walmsley (£3.5m advance, eight album deal)

Yamaha ProMix 01

The second part of our in-depth review

David Ellis begins a two-part excursion into the E&MM archives to discover a myriad of bizarre musical instruments that somehow never quite made the big time. How many of them can you remember?

People, Gear, Events, Gossip

happening people, gear, gossip, events

Possibly the most timely and influential synthesiser development of the 70s was the Prophet 5. Dave Crombie takes a look back at the polysynth that was modelled on the Minimoog.

Sequential Circuits

Electronic Percussion Buyer's Guide

If you can hit it or make it sound as if you have, you'll find it listed in E&MM's exclusive rundown of what's available in the world of drum machines and electronic kits.

Sam Phillips, the world's first recording legend?

Software for the Amiga

A British company have a comprehensive sampling package for Commodore's Amiga. Does it set a standard against which subsequent Amiga software will be judged? Chris Jenkins finds out.

Digital Drums

Intriguing cries of "hit me" from the recording studio have been traced to Yamaha's new DD11 percussion controller. Simon Trask asks, can it be beaten?

Living Dangerously with 'Doors'

A look behind closed Doors.

The techno punk duo on U2, sampling theft, virtual reality, CDI, and getting the machines to rock.

Simon Trask takes a look into the land of windows, icons, pull-down menus and trash cans, and reports that behind the jargon lies the computer world’s most accessible graphics system.

Roland Orzabal picks over the Tears' gear

How To Save £54,800

Tony Mills makes a meal of the most interesting musical microprocessing around.