Not, as its name might imply, a wondrous device capable of predicting next week's racing results, but a handy build-it-yourself project that divides down sequencer and drum machine clock pulses. Designer Paul White has the full story.

Drum Machines

improve your programming with the experts

Jay Chapman continues his 'back to basics' description of MIDI with a light-hearted pot-pourri of handy hints and tips.

Getting it together

PCB overlay and pricing details, plus apologies for the gremlins that crept into part one of David Ellis' description of this digital percussion sampling device.

A new studio standard?

A studio quality stereo Compressor/Limiter with external control option.

A new sampled drum machine, available as a kit or finished item.

Matching

A more theoretical approach this month, with an explanation of cable impedance matching.

Bits & Pieces

PART 9: It is easy to list all the glamorous' items required for a home studio - synths, sampler, mixing console, tape machines, etc - but the small things are important too. In this final part of the series, David Mellor gathers together all those essential bits and pieces.

Contour your instrument envelopes with this versatile effect unit

Digital Drum focus

kits, rim shots, playing surfaces

TV's troubleshooters answer your questions

An Active Bass Guitar

An Active Bass

Software Surplus

Fun and Frolics

Part three, and the introduction of a double-triggering circuit that enables more than one sample to be triggered without the user having to buy multiple EPROMs.

Really, really serious and totally brilliant ways to...

yours to cut out and lose

Part 2 completes this unique project unit with details of the LED Pitch Ratio Display

At home in the ice-house with Flying Lizard David Cunningham.

In the second part of this series, Ben Duncan discusses different types of mains filters and their applications.

Outcast by the classical fraternity in his native Sweden, Stig Miölssön has come to Britain in search of acceptance for his revolutionary ideas. Tim Goodyer learns about cut-up classics.

Our final modification to this inexpensive 'pressure zone microphone' makes the unit suitable for more professional applications.