Roland mt-32

Expressing a musical note such that it sounds analogue and ‘real’ is a challenge for developers of sampled sounds, as heard on many digital pianos. The compromises inherent in the technology are why M

Electro-mechanicals revisited, analogue modulation refined and esoteric ambiences combined

Renault’s Twingo returns, cute and electric. But is it a design great like Apple’s G3 iMac – or indeed the original Twingo? Critic Stephen Bayley referees

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Moving into four figures, there’s a considerable, very diverse choice of serious electrics