The Perfect Beat

Is this the ideal way to programme rhythm patterns into your drum machine? Paul Ireson gives Roland's updated drum-to-MIDI convertor a good bashing!

So far, so BAD?

Drumcheck

In the drumbooth, no-one can hear you scream... Bob Henrit discovers Yamaha's wild-styled Electronic percussion system.

Synthetic Percussion Sounds

Steve Howell finishes off percussion sounds and how to go about synthesising them.

The business that's been done in the shops

THE NAMM REPORT

Anaheim recently played host to 1988's Winter NAMM show. MT's American correspondents were on hand to send back news of the latest developments in hi-tech musical equipment.

Turning digital dreams into reality

Ian Boddy is one of this country's foremost independent 'electronic music' composers. David Hughes talks to him about the recording of his new CD 'Odyssey'.

Two sparkling summer concerts, by Ultravox and Michael Nyman.

Wilf Smarties kicks off our regular look at new sample CD releases.

Chipping Norton Recording Studios

Chipping Norton Studios.

An extended feature this month to incorporate many of the new products shown at NAMM and the Frankfurt Music Fair.

Sequencer project

This month's project: a D.I.Y. 16-step analogue sequencer. Step out!

Rated as the world's top solo synth performer, Klaus explains how he composes on stage and in the studio

All this and the scam from Olympia II

Chris Maillard meets the Meat and the men behind the Meat beat

John Foxx at his studio

Alesis D4 16-Bit Stereo Drum Module

Alesis' new D4 offers 500 16-bit drum sounds, external audio triggering and extreme ease of use — what's not to like? Julian Colbeck investigates.

...while Annabel Scott listens to words of wisdom from a Transatlantic keyboardist of a very different kind - Saga's Jim Gilmour.

A deity speaks

Jim Betteridge investigates altered perception, or is it just too much lager?

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.

Richard Niles searching for the source of his inspiration.

An excursion into the depths of dub with reggae master and sound manipulator The Mad Professor.

Peter Gabriel at Selhurst Park