Music Transcription Program

Writing out full scores and individual parts for fellow musicians used to be a slavish occupation for a skilled select few. Now, with the benefit of low cost computers and music transcription programs like this one from DR.T, almost anyone can produce professional results that don't cost the earth. Amanda Stuart explores.

Following last month's explanation of computer-generated waveforms and their uses, we look at strings of waveforms working together to build complex sounds. Tom McLaughlin investigates wavetables.

Accusations of replacing "real" musicians have shifted from drum machine to sampler, but there may be other changes upon us. Steve Wright investigates the significance of the sequencer.

or how to keep THESE men happy and stay alive

roadie to the stars tells all

Software for Archimedes

If you're looking for computer scorewriting, Rhapsody could be what you need - as well as helping to save the Archimedes from musical oblivion. Ian Waugh gets to know Clare and Archie.

Etcetera

Tonmeister Course lecturer, Francis Rumsey, explains how timecodes are used to synchronise audio to video in Part 3 of our series.

Pressing Records

Paul Gilby visits SRT Records & Tapes to unearth the 'inside views' of its managing director David Richardson, whose profound words shatter some of the illusions and myths that surround the record manufacturing industry.

Outbreak of war, latest football results and a tap-dancing spaniel. This is the news.

Software For Atari ST

Look Ma, no monitor

Simon Millward visits the world-renowned Centre for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University, California and talks to its famous director, Professor John Chowning, inventor of FM synthesis.

An unbelievable digital reverb at an even more unbelievable price.

Mike Skeet reveals everything you need to know to get your final master tape ready for mass duplication.

Silica CD-ROMs

A selection of PC CD-ROM drives

The SmpteTrack software for the Atari ST is one of the most expensive ST sequencers around, but is it one of the best? David Mellor dons his pith helmet and hacks his way through the computer jungle to find out.

Rhythmcheck

Never has the term 'drum machine' been so misused. Bob Henrit samples freely

Recording Wind Instruments

Recording the Wind section.

Control Room

Sub-woofers: how to extend the bass response of your micro-monitors.

An article on the development and design of the PPM plus a review of one of Bulgin's meter kits with some astounding Special Offers!

The Taming of the Juice

Mains Safety - the Taming of the Juice!

Hi-Band Flanger and Dimension C stepped on

Gary Cooper asks embarrassing questions. Dan Smith (Fender's Guitar Chief) has the answers — or has he?

PART 1: Ace programmer Greg Truckell begins a power user’s guide to this popular LA synth expander.