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I'm really excited about buying a synth as this will be my first (I have portable keyboards). I'm looking for techno...
I recently purchased a Stagg microphone and a Joemeek VC3Q recording channel and initial trial uses have really impressed...
I have a Mac Powerbook running Pro Tools 5.0.1 Free, which is great for editing (I import waveforms from a CD,...
I am thinking about spending some cash on a new setup for a home studio, as I'm getting a bit frustrated with the...
I'm finding it very difficult to buy some realistic string/orchestral sounds.
At the moment I have a Roland...
I work in the motion picture industry and need a portable recording rig to use for composing and recording music in my...
I use an Atari ST for sequencing, and I am having huge problems with Cubase. I've used it on three different...
The latest addition to Eventide's acclaimed Ultra-Harmonizer range, the DSP7000, looks set to keep them at the forefront of digital effects technology. Hugh Robjohns checks out the machine that redefines the state of the art.
Derek Johnson & Debbie Poyser test Fostex's new hard disk 24-track. The D2424 may not have quite the feature set of its two main rivals, but the facilities it does have may be very well targeted towards the intended users.
The Korg DDM110 was one of the first digital drum machines to reach the mass market. Paul Sellars rediscovers its distinctive, punchy sound and revels in the simplicity of its programming...
The Little Lanilei Rotary Wave is an ingenious attempt to offer the sound of a real rotary speaker system in a compact and...
There's no doubt that the best way to record an acoustic guitar is to mike it up using a high‑quality capacitor mic, but...
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Having explored the way monophonic and duophonic analogue keyboards work, Gordon Reid puts away his Minimoog and Odyssey and descends into the complex world of polyphonic synths to a flourish of complex jazz chords.
In the final part of our two-part Retrozone, Gordon Reid charts EMS's further achievements, the reasons for their decline in...
Neumann have rejuvenated one of their most celebrated capsule designs, allowing Hugh Robjohns to bask in that unmistakable glow...
The Supernova modelling workstation earned a pile of accolades for its excellent 'analogue' sounds, superb multitimbral effects, and its user-friendly, knobular interface. But Novation have now withdrawn the original and replaced it with the Supernova II. Can something so good get better still?
Continuing their tradition of themed rackmount modules, Emu have unleashed a 128-voice virtual orchestra in a box. A virtuoso endeavour or virtual insanity?
The characteristic sound of vintage valve equipment is well known, but interest is now growing in early op-amp designs too. One example is the Trident Series 80 console from the 1970s, which has recently been reincarnated in the form of the Oram S80 Producer Box. Hugh Robjohns relives those heady days...
Gordon Reid tries out Philips' updated dual-deck CD recorder, and finds that a number of improvements have now made the machine more useable in the studio.