CD ROM Player

Expensive it maybe, but CD ROM storage is one way of making a sampler a much more powerful instrument. And if you're using a Roland S550, it may not be as expensive as you think, as Simon Trask discovers.

Featuring Ash Prema

Click-tracks Continued

More on click-tracks and how to use them, by E&MM's resident literary module, Steve Howell.

Paul Ward

Paul is a key figure in the Surreal to Real independent record company and has achieved success with his instrumental compositions. RM visits his home studio.

Noise Problems

Just when you thought noise was a thing of the past... Gremlins are back - in a studio near you.

Chris Jenkins looks at a master keyboard of a very different kind, from the people who brought you drum machine and sampling add-ons for home computers.

Production Tips & Techniques

Sample Librarian and Manager

An open and shut case for sample librarians

Digital Synthesiser

Roland's latest synth combines the power of digital synthesis with the interactive approach of analogue programming. The pleasure of synthesis returns to the player and to Simon Trask.

Your questions answered

Super LA Synthesiser

The latest addition to Roland's D-series synths is its new flagship - the D70. Simon Trask puts the "Super LA" synth through its paces and discovers its new Analogue Feel facility.

Flora & Fauna of the Patch Cord Jungle

Yamaha SY35 Dynamic Vector Synth

Yamaha's SY35 may be little more than an updated version of the SY22, but new sample ROM and a price tag of under £600 make it an ideal choice for the serious synthesist on a budget. Derek Johnson checks it out.

a dictionary of terms

64-Note Polyphonic Synth Expander

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.

Music Workstation

The cynics will say the W30 is nothing but a repackaging exercise on Roland's part, but Simon Trask looks a little deeper. Do a combined sampler and sequencer make the ideal workstation?

Most editing software is more user-friendly than digital parameter access, and more suited to the demands of editing complex digital synthesizers than traditional analogue controls. Greg Truckell investigates.

memorable combo

Digital Effects Processors

MIDI Mixing System

MIDI up your mix

Yamaha QY300

The Walkstation grows up

echo under remote control

How To Get The Most From Your Sampler

A personal look at one of the few modular synths available by Ian Boddy who examines, in depth, the systems capabilities.