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I am trying to set up my Yamaha CS1x to operate my Akai S2000 sampler, but I cannot operate the S2000's filter using the...
What do you suggest would be the best set of mics for recording a wind band? The mics available are two unidirectional...
I don't own a computer — I just use the public library's — but I want to 'upgrade' from my cassette 4‑...
We recently upgraded our studio computer to a Pentium II 400MHz machine with 100MHz buss, 64Mb of RAM and a Yamaha 6416 CD...
I recently experienced the pleasure of moving into a flat with enough rooms that I could dedicate a whole room (albeit a...
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British company Digisound's affordable modular synth may not have the cachet of a Moog or an ARP, but — as Paul Nagle explains — they were innovative, well designed, and sounded great... Additional material by Dave Robinson.
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Colin Owen rediscovers the joys of Atari-tight timing on his blue G3 Mac with Emagic's AMT8 interface, featuring their new Active MIDI Transmission.
Jeff Mearns wonders why we still suffer from gear lust, when old, faithful, well-worn studio equipment so often produces the best results...
Gordon Reid reveals some of the limitations of the 'classic' ADSR envelope with reference to a practical synthesis example, and explains some of the different types of envelopes found on 'classic' analogue synths, from AR envelopes right up to highly flexible digitally controlled EGs.
Three years ago Paul Wiffen concluded that Akai had brought the concept of the sampling drum machine up to date with the MPC2000. Now he takes a look at its successor to see how much more you get when you XL.
Guitarists who use sequencers have been waiting many years for the perfect MIDI guitar. John Walden tries the Parker MIDIFly to see if the wait is over.
Paul White evaluates Rode's reincarnated Tube Classic microphone to see whether technical progress has compromised the sound or improved it.
One of the most exciting developments in sound processing technology this year was the announcement from Sony of a dedicated reverb unit which applied ambience 'sampled' from real acoustic spaces. Now the theory is reality. Hugh Robjohns gets his hands on the DRE S777.
Does Tascam's new digital recording console have what it takes to lure buyers away from the more established names? Paul White finds out.
Waldorf's flagship keyboard synth has been available for months — but until very recently, it was so unfinished that it was scarecely reviewable. Since April, Gordon Reid has stuck with it, painstakingly noting the improvements that have come with each system software upgrade, until finally, with the synth standing at OS version 1.13, enough features are working to justify a full SOS review.
Jamiroquai's recent album Synkronized was the first to be recorded in front man Jay Kay's impressive private studio. One of his album's high points, and a hit single, was 'Supersonic'. Bill Bruce talks to its producer Al Stone about how the track was recorded.