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Paul Fishman gets weird — again

The DX7 II fiddles with it, lots of music is based on an equal one, but the thing is, what is it?

Questioning The Answer

Where everything clicks

Your questions answered

alternative percussion sounds

The latest addition to the company's family of 12-bit samplers offers many of the features of their top-of-the-line S50 in a less expensive, rack-mount format. Aaron Hallas reports.

Software for the Atari Falcon

From D2D2U - tapeless recording on the Falcon

Where you going with that baton in your hand

Rhythm Workstation

The drum machine's reply to the keyboard workstation is Korg's S3 Rhythm Workstation. Simon Trask looks at the first of a new breed of drum machine, sequencer and effects processor.

Music U.K. discovers new axe man

Following last month's explanation of computer-generated waveforms and their uses, we look at strings of waveforms working together to build complex sounds. Tom McLaughlin investigates wavetables.

Digital Percussion Synthesiser

The ability to modify its selection of drum and percussion sounds is the strong suit of this expander from Kawai. Vic Lennard reports on the continuing beatbox boom.

synth artificial intelligence from the USA

Simple But Not Obvious

Part 3: Famed keyboardist Dave Stewart continues his monthly column designed to get you thinking more about your music.

Computer voltage control for up to eight synths, and much more!

Volume 1 (The Music Industry)

Tony Reed plans out his shopping list for the coming year

Effects programmer

Getting philosophical about the new British hip hop. Tim "homeboy" Ponting raps with Wize man DJ Jemski about sampling, sequencing and bringing the drum kit into hip hop.

Turtle Beach Multisound PC Sound Card

Dedicated PC users will welcome the introduction of this new, high-quality sound card to further enhance PC music-making possibilities. Brian Heywood investigates.