SOUND ON SOUND
Michael Anthony takes us back to the mid-eighties, when MIDI was in pre-school playgroup, and manufacturers built synths that couldn't decide if they were analogue, digital, or both...
Vocoders aren't just about tiny robot voices from awful '70s records — some could generate lush choir sounds and opulent strings too.
Everyone is looking for that elusive extra dimension to their mix, and Roland's latest unit claims to deliver it right out of the box. Dave Lockwood assesses dimensional expansion for himself.
Don Lewis toured with the Beach Boys, as well as played studio sessions for Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson. He's now the focus of a documentary film by Ned Augustenborg.
Affordable new V-Drum kit offers mesh heads and comes with TD-07 MIDI-compatible sound module.
Can Roland’s latest V‑Drum kit recreate the feeling of playing real drums?
'80s technology is still out there in abundance and going cheap. Derek Johnson spotlights a budget beatbox that has everything it takes to slot into the '90s studio.
Prepare to shed a tear in another near-miss tale of a desirable analogue synth swept aside by the rise of digital technology.
Roland's new percussion sequencers pay tribute to classic TR-series instruments.
Bi-directional MIDI interface lets you connect up to four devices to a single computer, phone or tablet.
