The readers' synth sound page, with patches for SCI Pro One, Yamaha DX7 and Casio CZ 101 instruments, plus reviews of anew DX RAM pack and another collection of sounds for sampling.

Fed up with those boring 'preset' things that everyone else uses? Turn to page 20 rapido.

More new patches for the Casio CZ101, Yamaha DX7, and Korg DW6000.

Two new Making Music hook-ups for the DX7, and another new racket for your lovely Casio CZ101 too. Sheer generosity.

Make new noises with our patches for the Roland Juno II and the Casio CZ101.

Wild and wily new patches to try for your Casio CZ101, Yamaha DX7 and Roland Alpha Juno 1

Make wacky new sounds for your synthesiser with our clear patch diagrams. S'easy.

Upcoming electronic music products and events.

Converting domestic instruments into professional ones. Plus an invitation to join the staff here at E&MM.

Steinberg Pro16 MIDI Sequencer

Tony Hastings takes you through the recording of a song using the facilities of the Pro 16 MIDI Sequencer software from Steinberg Research.

Reading MIDI Implementation Charts

If you regard MIDI Implementation charts as being indecipherable tables of numbers, you could be ignoring an easy way of solving your MIDI problems. Vic Lennard opens a series of articles on how to read the small print.

Pete Gleadall runs up a transatlantic phone bill waiting for hip-hop whizzkid Mantronik to finish his hamburger and explain why the TR808 is still his favourite drum machine.

More sounds, less pounds

Where everything clicks

Your questions answered

mutiny makes good

Chris Jenkins looks at a master keyboard of a very different kind, from the people who brought you drum machine and sampling add-ons for home computers.

Software for Commodore 64

Ian Waugh takes a look at this combined MIDI sequencer/librarian package, and voice editors for the CZ and DX synth ranges.

How to compete

Robin Clarke discusses his choice of recording equipment whilst explaining how he stayed within his budget.

EffectsCheck

Two little boxes to let your MIDI gear do more than you ever thought possible — Curtis Schwartz reports

(But Were Too Afraid To Ask!)

PART 7: Martin Russ delves deeper into the secrets and applications of MIDI's System Exclusive messages.

When a Liverpudlian keyboard player lost faith in Immaterial things he found salvation in the Christians. Paul Tingen listens to the confessions of Henry Priestman.

SOS Online

Paul Gilby reports on activities on Europe's new electronic communications system for musicians.