Roland SBX80 S.M.P.T.E./MIDI Sync Box

Reports from the musical instrument exhibition plus interviews with five of the world's top designers, researchers and experts.

Selecting and fitting a replacement bridge

Studio Modules

The 100 Series is Yamaha's compact, cost- effective line of studio modules. Simon Trask tests a selection of units from mixer through effects to monitors.

Secondhand Polysynth Guide

Whether you can't afford to indulge yourself in this month's Polysynth Checklist or simply prefer something that's now out of production, E&MM's guide to things secondhand could save you a lot of time and trouble.

Another ST sequencer? David Hughes looks at the Gajits Sequencer One, and finds out how it measures up to the competition.

Alesis 3630 Compressor/Limiter & Alesis RA100 Reference Amplifier

Alesis made their name on high-quality, low-cost digital effects units, and their latest products offer the same affordable quality on two basic analogue units — a compressor and an amplifier. Dave Lockwood conducts the field test.

Yamaha DX5

Yamaha's follow-up machine to the DX7 is essentially a budget DX1, offering two '7s in one neat package. We take a look at the DX5.

Marshall JMP1 Valve MIDI Guitar Preamp

MIDI, metal mayhem and the Marshall logo add up to an impressive package. We find out whether it justifies its price tag.

Tip from the topmost of twang

Aphex Type C, BBE Sonic Maximizer, SPL Vitalizer

Three psychoacoustic enhancers, all designed to make your music sound bigger, clearer and more impressive.

Jez Ford takes a look the EMT-10 sister unit, the EMT-1

Direct-to-disk recording system

PC-based direct-to-disk recording is getting better... and cheaper. Ian Waugh looks at one of the latest systems to emerge.

Software for the Atari ST

If you're drowning in ROMs and RAMs full of D50 patches but still can't lay your hands on the sound you need, an editor/librarian program like Capture! could be the answer to your prayer. Gordon Reid is captivated.

Back from the brink

Using the Kurzweil K2000 to create and perform a tribute to John Lennon

E-mu Emulator IV

State-of-the-art sampling

For the DX7II

Grey Matter Response's E! expansion for the DX7 virtually gave it the power of the DX7II; E! for the DX7II represents another quantum leap in DX capability. Chris Many checks it out.

Martin Russ checks out this update to the popular ST Replay sampler.

Zoom 9010 Advanced Sound Processor

A multi-timbral effects unit? David Mellor finds out that 'Advanced Sound Processor' can mean far more than just an ordinary multi-effects unit.

Keyboard Mixer

What's impressive, essential to any multikeyboard setup and normally costs a fortune? Answer: a mixing desk. Tim Goodyer looks at a budget desk with a more-than-budget spec.

Digital Sampler

In the final instalment of this three-part review, Simon Trask takes a look at the most important aspect of Roland's super sampler - the sampling itself.

Two four-track, six-channel machines rated