The non-musician has taken a lot of stick from his educated counterparts, yet he's contributed a lot to musical progress. What separates musicians and non-musicians?

Keyboards

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

ART Multi-fx Processor

As even the most modest MIDI studio becomes a powerful tool for the creation and recording of music, sound processing becomes a more essential part of it. Tim Goodyer checks out ART's latest multi-fx processor.

Lynex 16-bit Stereo Sampler

The division between sampler and digital recorder has grown even narrower with the release of the Lynex, a sophisticated manipulator of high quality, 16-bit stereo sounds that piggybacks onto any Atari ST computer. Ian Gilby takes the mouse by the horns...

BassCheck, GuitarCheck

American from Japan and its guitar counterpart reviewed by Dave Burrluck

Tascam caused a recording revolution when they introduced the world to the Portastudio, now their Midistudio line looks set to take musicians on another quantum leap. Nigel Lord moves into the 21st century.

Just because we missed the column for a month, doesn't mean our readers have stopped sending us demo tapes. Ask Chris Heath, who's been sifting his way through the latest mountain of C60s.

Stereo Sample Editor for the Macintosh

Sampling keyboards have come a long way in the last three years, and as a result, the visual editing software available has rather fallen behind the specifications and features of current machines. Until now that is, with the advent of Alchemy from Blank Software, boasting a whole bunch of features new to computer-based sample editors. Paul Wiffen investigates.

In a world that's constantly changing

Tone Generator

Latest in the SY/TG line of descent, the TG33 module offers post-FM synthesis combined with the vector control pioneered on the Prophet VS synth. Ian Waugh expands on the '33.

The Synergy gets an overhaul and becomes the Synergy Plus, Passport and Syntauri fight it out, and more.

A Guide to Recording, Electronic Music and Popular Music Courses in Britain

The first ever published guide to all Recording, Electronic Music and Music Courses available in Britain today.

Sampling

Sampling is the subject this time: we turn the technical phrases into real language.

Atari ST Software

If you've been forced to treat your Casio VZ as a "preset" synth because of its programming system, VZ-ED could bring it back to life. Gordon Reid witnesses the VZ resurrection shuffle.

Korg Wavestation A/D

Korg add new samples, a vocoder and a pair of audio inputs to their highly acclaimed Advanced Vector synthesizer, and put the result in a rack. Kendall Wrightson says the Wavestation A/D is a TV/film composer's dream machine.

(so that people can actually hear them)

A rundown on what's involved in setting up your own personal cassette label and how to bring your product to the attention of the people who matter.

Two-Chord Songs

Just two, yup. Everyone from the Who to Duran Duran has used the trick. Now you can.

When fractal mathematics first emerged, it caused an uproar in the scientific world. Expecting the worst, Steve Wright examines its appearance in music software.

A Series By Warren Cann.

Warren Cann continues his series on drum programming.

Micro Peripheral

It Bites Play "Calling All The Heroes."

Guitarist Frank Dunnery shows you the chords to 'Calling All The Heroes'.