Goldsmiths College Electronic Music Studio

The second part of our constructional article on building a MIDI interface for the BBC Model B home computer. There's a complete parts list and some more software to get your board up and running once you've built it.

The second, and final part of Jay Chapman's Monitor program for E&MM's own BBC-MIDI interface. This month's instalment gives the program listing and explains how it was written.

MUSIC 500 Programs

Two new programs for the MUSIC 500

Still suffering from a dearth of software, the powerful Acorn Archimedes computer has yet to gain acceptance in music circles - will this sequencer help it on its way? Ian Waugh checks it out.

Suffering Lack of Creativity - a Doctor writes.

All the latest news and information from the world of micro music

The latest buzz from the computer world

Music Mate, Mainframe's Apple sound sampler and updates for the Synergy.

Hybrid Technology's Chris Jordan, designer of the Music 500 Synthesizer for the BBC Micro, speculates on the future of MIDI and what developments it requires to satisfy the needs of more adventurous users and the promise of more advanced technology.

Part 5. Tidying Up

Co-designer Tim Orr takes us through the mechanical construction and front panel controls of the MIDI Controlled Sampler.

Featuring sequencer software for the IBM PC from Octave Plateau, Sight & Sound’s Music Processor software for the CBM64 and a music-copying program in use at Oxford University’s Music Faculty.

News from the front

the news for now

The section where MT readers submit their own synth sounds. Featured machines this month include the Korg Poly 800, Roland Alpha Juno 2 and Yamaha DX7.

Millioniser 2000

The Millioniser 2000, a synth harmonica that may sound as odd as it looks.

An interesting name for a very interesting MIDI computer product from Flinton Instruments of Oxford. Jay Chapman tells you what it does and how it can be used.

The Texas TMS 5220 Speech Chip comes under scrutiny.

Software for Sinclair Spectrum

John Harris and Shirley Gray dissect Electromusic Research's latest software package for the Sinclair Spectrum.

A plethora of new hi-tech products to whet your appetite.

Software for Sinclair Spectrum

Gerry Queen gets ridiculously over-enthusiastic about a Sound Design Studio program that does for the Spectrum what Yamaha's own DX7 Voice Editor does for the CX5M.

Music moves in mysterious ways - these LPs for example aren't vinyl or CD, they're floppies for the AMPLE music system. Ian Waugh boots up the boogie.

If you've the tenacity to take on and beat the (ex-)GLC, then putting together an upmarket 24-track studio is a piece of cake! Tony Hastings visited this South London studio to glean the details of how it came to be and what it offers.

Up to the minute and down to the nitty gritty

Jay Chapman goes through the rest of the functions our own DX editing program, DX7ED, is capable of executing.

Another year, another host of hardware to look back on. We take you through the goodies and the baddies that came out during '84, just in case you missed any of them.