FRANKFURT PREVIEW '85

A special preview of some of the new goodies that'll be on show at the Frankfurt Musik Messe - Europe's premier music fair - when it gets under way in the second week of February.

Not, as its name might imply, a wondrous device capable of predicting next week's racing results, but a handy build-it-yourself project that divides down sequencer and drum machine clock pulses. Designer Paul White has the full story.

Peter Maydew

A nostalgic look back at 1985 by the people who bring E&MM to you each month. Was it really that bad?

On the hour, every hour.

Well, not quite, but a hardware add-on for the original Powertran DDL that brings it up to scratch in the contemporary world of sound-sampling. Circuit designer Patrick Shipsey reveals all.

Dynacord Rhythm Stick

A guitar for drummers, a percussion controller for keyboardists, or a drum-kit for guitar players? The Rhythm Stick could be all of these things, as Nigel Lord discovers.

The Micro Guitar

Tony Mills uncovers some software for—guitarists! Whatever will they think or next?

The story behind E&MM's most striking front cover for years. Dan Goldstein talks to Les Arnett, graphic artist extraordinaire, on the creation of a music/cornputer/video masterpiece.

The latest reports from the trade and prophet spheres

EMR's new interface

A sneak preview of what you can expect to see at this year’s British Music Fair - the first to open its doors to the public for years.

Wally Badarou gets together with Chas de Whalley and puzzles over their possible family relationship

One Two listens to Stratists Jeff Beck, Adrian Belew and Richard Thompson. Plus a Hendrix compilation.

The second and final part of our superb professional quality studio mixer project

Vintage technology strikes back

including The A-Z of Analogue

The latest offering from Yamaha and Roland plus details of Atari's first sponsorship deal

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.

Designer Paul Williams discusses the construction of a simple breath controller for just about any electric or electronic instrument.

A sneak look at what you could well be buying in the forthcoming financial year

A professional quality mixer for live or studio use at an astounding price. Suitable for 8-track, 4-track and stereo recording.

Vestax PDT5000 record decks

New rival for the SL1210

The Mix's terrestrial bulletin board