So There We Were - Surrounded!

Level 42's Svengali gets his comeuppance

Simmons

Intended to help you find your way around MIDI, Midia forms part of C-Lab's educational ST software programme. Ian Waugh finds it indispensable as a MIDI monitor.

The baton passes to Richard 'Luke' Walmsley and the beat goes on

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Tittle-tattle on the hurly-burly

Thomas Dolby explains his new strategy

Four software offerings from the authors of the popular Dr Beat Vol 1 make effective use of MIDI Song Files to bring music to your ST. Ian Waugh checks the imports.

Studio Test

Cheap and effective, like our own spring chicken Jim Betteridge

layers a gogo

Cover your eyes for a review of Westone's brightest bass to date.

cheaper digital drumming

Perhaps the fastest-evolving Atari sequencing software is Hollis Research's Trackman which has just reached version II. Ian Waugh gets back on track.

An expert's opinion better than an exploding onion

keyboard kudos

the hot American bass

David Mellor concludes his guide to this low-cost high-quality console.

Guitar Amp Simulator

With packaging similar to the MTS-30, Tascam's latest gives us a decent attempt at getting a guitar amp sound in a box.

play jazz guitar and live

Yes, we can READ too! And to prove it

DrumCheck

Premier take the plunge with their first electronic kit. Bob Henrit goes in at the deep end