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Music Technology - February 1988

A Matter Of Feel
Editorial

This month's question: sounds or notes? Perhaps it's time for keyboard players to rediscover emotion in playing music instead of providing an intricate background for those musicians who never forgot it.

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News

The postman issues his usual threats of imminent resignation as news of developments, updates and happenings in music technology flood in. Perhaps the MT offices will be on the ground floor when we move.

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Feedback

Avid followers of pop music and "serious" music compare notes, pleasures and motives in MT's monthly gossip corner. If you've got something to say about music or technology we've got a soapbox for you.

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Feedback

And if you've got a problem we've got an answer - or we know a man who has. MT's agony columnist attracts his usual bulging bag of fan mail. It's so nice to be popular.

Compu-Mates R100 DrumDroid
Review

A new programming aid for the Kawai R100 takes the form of DrumDroid software for the Atari ST. Scott Gershin becomes a "mouse drummer".

Alesis MMT8 Sequencer
Review

The hardware sequencer to beat them all? After an overlong wait, Simon Trask gets to grips with the latest development in the Alesis World Domination plan.

360 Systems Pro MIDI Bass
Review

Looking for a be-bop bass without hassle? Matt Isaacson looks at a box of bass sounds that may help you with the bottom end of your music without tying up your favourite synth or sampler.

On The Way Up
Interview

From being early Fairlight programmers, Simon Climie and Rob Fisher have pursued their songwriting career into the pop charts. Nicholas Rowland conducts the occasional interview.

Sydney Harbours Radicals
Feature

Sydney Music Conservatorium

Music technology Australian style. To prove that there's more to the Australian music scene than the Fairlight, Jonathan Puckeridge pays a visit to the Sydney Music Conservatorium.

Bit by Bit MIDIDrummer
Review

Software for the Atari ST

If you're looking for a visual aid to drum pattern editing or a means of turning your Akai S900 sampler into a drum machine this Atari software could be the answer. Chris Jenkins investigates.

Living in the Past
Interview

His time with Rainbow, Whitesnake and Ozzy Osbourne has made Don Airey a rock institution (rather than putting him in one). Tim Goodyer talks to him about music and machinery.

Why Just Intonation?
Feature

Been puzzled by references to just intoned or even tempered scales, or wondered exactly what the DX7II's "microtonality" is all about? Robert Rich has the answers.

Eno Sense
Interview

Brian Eno

His successful production of U2 has brought musical sage Brian Eno back into the public eye. John Diliberto finds out what's become of his oblique strategies and how he approaches the latest technology.

The Art of Looping Part 3
Feature

The final part of this series on creating good sample loops. This month it's yesterday's synthesisers that submit their sounds to the digital manipulation of Chris Meyer.

Ensoniq SQ80
Review

Cross Wave Synthesiser

The successor to Ensoniq's popular ESQ1 expands on the sound and sequencing facilities and adds polyphonic aftertouch to the ESQ's spec. Simon Trask goes in search of the performance synthesiser.

Yamaha RX7
Review

Drum Machine

One hundred 12-bit PCM sounds and comprehensive programmability make the latest addition to the Yamaha RX range of drum machines one to watch. Howard Massey is on the beat.

Studio By Design
Feature

Orinoco Studio

Another studio receives a visit from a roving MT reporter. This time the intrepid Dan Goldstein drops in on South East London's Orinoco Studios.

Patchwork
Feature

The analogue synth is alive and well and living in Patchwork. The Minimoog, ARP Odyssey and Korg Mono/Poly make a welcome return to our monthly selection of readers' patches.

Massive Memory
Feature

What's hard disk data storage, and what can it do for you? Stefan Lipson looks at the advantages of hard disks and how they can make your computer music system more efficient.

Korg DRM1
Review

Digital Rhythm Module

If you've ever wanted to trade some of your drum machine's sequence memory for sound memory, the DRM1 could be the beat box for you. Matt Isaacson sounds it out.

Music Technology - Music Maker Publications (UK), Future Publishing.

 

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