Sampling bit by bit.

Dealer of the Month

An all-analogue electronic drum kit with built-in sequencer. Made in Britain by Magic Music: tested by Paul White.

Mike Collins reports on what's new for Macintosh owners at the recent Mac World show in the States

are small ads working for the musician?

It's that time of the month again...

Your chance to check out some of the new products launched at January’s NAMM

Gibson Explorer Synth

If you want Roland guitar synth sounds, you can now choose what guitar you use to play them. Paul White looks at a Gibson with a difference.

Muse & Steinberg software.

Fairlight, Drumulator, MIDI software.

Drumcheck

Pad patter from Bob Henrit

Sound Module

128 new General MIDI sounds for the price of a return flight to New York - just plug in and go with the unit that kills all known GMs. Ian Waugh goes a bundle.

Dave Stewart puts the case for phlakaton phlakaton, as opposed to boum kaf boum kaf (yes, it's drum music time!), in the latest of his carefully worded, skillfully constructed, er...

Richard Allan RA8s

Silly-price speakers

BMF Report '86

The Editor struggles through tech-laden stands, lively demos, liquid lunches and hordes of musicians to bring news of Britain's best-ever music show. If you missed it, you missed out.

Pitch Training On The BBC Micro

A new pitch trainer for the BBC B

At last, the CMI frees itself from the constraints of an analogue interface and starts talking MIDI. Paul Wiffen checks out the results.

Guitar Amp Simulator

With packaging similar to the MTS-30, Tascam's latest gives us a decent attempt at getting a guitar amp sound in a box.

Rockschool's Alastair Gavin ganders at the vastly praised digital synth, and decides they're right.

Music Mate, Mainframe's Apple sound sampler and updates for the Synergy.

Cassette magazine

A potted history of this popular electronic music cassette magazine, by its co-founder Dennis Emsley

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