No time to lose when it comes to odd metres. Nigel Lord takes a look at "difficult" time signatures in this month's instalment of MT's rhythm programming series.

New music from Eurythmics, David Lee Roth, Queen, Genesis, ELP, and old-time Beatles.

Keyboards

SI in association with Dave Crombie Productions Inc present The Moog Story, starring Robert A Moog...

A collection of CDs which should be the sampler's delight are the stars of this month's Patchwork. If your music needs a boost from Ed Stratton, Coldcut or Pascal Gabriel, check out these disks.

What is one? Who has one? How can you get one? All these and more dealt with expertly by Bob Henrit

Drums

Pete Randall gives aid to skinbashers whose sound is bigger than their pockets, and goes hunting in second-hand land.

When is digital technology "better" than its analogue counterpart? Tim Goodyer measures the development of music technology against musicians' and technicians' abilities to use it.

From the profound to the downright silly, we wind up a year's chit-chat

Steve Hackett and Paddy Kingsland set out to test the merits and demerits of the Roland GR-500 and ARP Avatar. Synthesise watches, lads.

Jez Ford raps his bits round this excellent budget price sound expander from Yamaha

At last - the instrument with a name on everybody's lips receives an in-depth examination of its European version. Man-on-the-spot is Paul Wiffen.

Aria Competition Answers, Portland Studios, Introducing News Notes

Backlash Fever

Steinberg Scorewriter

Simon Trask looks at how the Germans get computers to print out staves, notes and time signatures, and is suitably impressed.

Getting Started

This month film music composer Robin Lumley discloses his own route to fame and fortune in an effort to get you started on yours...

The Sports, The, er, wires

Right Royalty Rip-Off

The first in a new series that takes a behind the scenes look at companies specialising in the development of hi-tech music and recording products. This month Tony Hastings catches the night boat to Hamburg to report on MIDI software designers Steinberg Research.

1989 PC Show Report

Over 100,000 people attended this year's show; Paul Ireson reveals what you missed music-wise if you stayed at home.

Recording Peter Gabriel's Us

Yamaha KX88

Jay Chapman explains the theory and practicality of using a master keyboard like Yamaha's KX88 in your MIDI set-up. What are the benefits it can bring? Read on to find out...