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Another program to get MIDI dashing around between your DX21 and BBC micro. Crikey blimey.

Part two in our build-your-own-MIDI link for a BBC and DX21.

The third of our build-your-own-MIDI-interface-for-BBC-and-DX21.

Andy Honeybone has a tape dump. But we forgive him.

A program to convert aftertouch data from a KX5 into controller data for a DX21, Crikey!

Getting started on a project to build a MIDI interface for a BBC micro and a DX21 synth

The Musical Micro

More packages picked apart by Tony Mills

Digicon ’85

Vancouver, Canada was the location for two hi-tech music events last August. Ron Briefel reports on the first of them, Digicon '85, and finds he has plenty to talk about.

The start of a new series designed to guide musicians through the intricacies of computer programming. Jay Chapman takes the first steps.

Jay Chapman takes a bold step for novice programmers, as he presents a Pascal program that converts musical note values into a language computers can understand. Don't worry if it leaves you standing.

The Music 500 receives an AMPLE voicing and sequencing program to tempt junior programmers into getting their feet wet.

AN ALBUM PRODUCED ENTIRELY ON A PERSONAL COMPUTER

Part 1. American, Paul D. Lehrman, documents how he recently recorded an album of synthesized Irish music entirely on an Apple Macintosh computer using the Southworth Music Systems 'Total Music' software.

David Ellis digs deep inside Yamaha's MSX music computer, and finds it's capable of interfacing with more external hardware than its manufacturers seem willing to disclose...

Printing the Part

David Ellis concludes his survey of music-transcribing devices. Among the products featured this month are units from Fairlight, New England Digital, Con Brio and Xerox.

Setting the Scene

Part one of a survey of music-printing instruments.

Improving your MIDI Environment

In part one of this two-part article, Martin Russ looks at how the right software can make the difference between a studio full of lonely synths, samplers and other gadgets, and a powerful integrated setup.

News of the latest activities on the musician's favourite electronic communications network.

SOS On-line

More news of what SOS is doing on The Music Network.