APRS Review

Now that our feet have finally recovered from walking round the show, we can tell you what impressed us most (after the free drinks and sweatshirts).

Tape Talk

David Pallant

Multitimbral Expander

From the home organ division of the Japanese giant comes a box which wipes the floor with anything that Yamaha’s Professional Keyboards division can currently produce. Paul Wiffen reveals the secret of the black box...

Personal Music Studio

Ensoniq don't bombard the market with products - they take their time and get it right. Paul Ireson casts an eye over their new SQ1 workstation.

Software for Apple Macintosh

This Mac program from New York sets out to bring the flexibility of computer programming techniques to drum programming. Jim Burgess drums up his enthusiasm.

A look at the latest in digital delay - that can be triggered by rhythm machine.

Audio Visual Cassette Deck

Quite why a particular studio becomes popular at one time is a mystery. We seek to solve it by asking top musicians about their choice of studios.

Tony Wride takes a look at the Advanced version of MIDIsoft Studio, an easy-to-use, versatile 64-track Atari sequencer with a lot to offer.

Programmable Dual Channel Polyphonic Synthesiser

...Beating Like This

...Beating Like This. If your drum machine is too robotic and your drum kit is too static, Matt Isaacson and Chris Meyer's tour of 'alternative' percussion controllers may be right up your street.

Sequencer

The latest dedicated sequencer from Yamaha offers 16 tracks, extensive editing capabilities and a built-in disk drive. Howard Massey gives it a spin.

Sequencercheck

How to sync without a trace. Review by Curtis Schwartz

Sounds, samples, & software upgrades for the modern studio

Sounds, samples, software

At the time Moog discontinued the Minimoog, they launched the first programmable monosynth to use digital parameter editing. Nick Magnus reflects on a synth that was ahead of its time but overlooked by most players.

A look at some forthcoming products from the world of hi-tech music and recording.

After a two-month absence, Jim Grant returns to the fold with some notes on CMI waveforms, lightpens and interpolation.

Music U.K.'S P.A. Test

Carlsbro P.A., EV Mikes & Evans Echo

At last — a BBC MIDI interface