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Commodore's Amiga computer is the beneficiary of this impressive - and colourful - sequencing package. Ian Waugh welcomes the illusion.

Bass synthesizer examined

DrumCheck

A pad that can be played with feeling takes a few blows from the hand of Henrit

Our colourful round-up of whats new in hi-tech music and recording.

new gear, stuff, objects, items etc

IBM PC Software

This combined sequencer and tone editor for the IBM PC will work happily with Roland's MT32 and LAPC1. Ian Waugh looks into a serious PC music system.

Read any good detective stories lately? Follow the clues to this competition at the BMF and you could be the proud owner of a much sought-after Ensoniq ESQ-1 multitimbral polysynth with onboard 8-track MIDI sequencer. Full details and entry form on page 42.

Drums get beaten, synths tinkled and demos hammered in the encapsulated everything section this month

KeyboardCheck

Tony Hastings and Paul Trynka assess the latest entrant into the increasingly competitive sampled piano stakes

The Mix's information bulletin board

FRANKFURT REPORT

Trade shows often make the best stage for unveiling new equipment - did this year's Frankfurt show witness any revolutions? Simon Trask brings the news from Germany.

Guitarcheck

Carbon, but no copy concludes Dave Burrluck

Introducing MT's unique encyclopedia of analogue synthesisers: part 1, Akai to ARP

Mick Jagger at IM party? True! Fame, fortune and the low-down on what goes down.

Guitarcheck

Dave Burrluck is your chiming man

Sampling Module

An inquisitive Gordon Reid poses the question "how much sampler can you get into a single rack space?". Roland's S330 sampling module replies "more than you might expect".

Guitarcheck

French, Japanese, Dave B takes them all on

Wind Synthesisers

AKAI EWI and YAMAHA WX7 wind synths compared. John L. Walters blows down both of the new MIDI controllers.

APRS Report

The latest developments in the recording world brought the industry, press and public flocking to Olympia 2 recently. Simon Trask records the event.

All that's new from the world of music technology - including some new goodies that weren't at the BMF.

Multi-Timbral Expander

Hot foot from the BMF, hard-working Martin Russ brings us his review of this innocent-looking multitimbral LA expander which packs many of the features of Roland's D-50 synthesizer, including onboard digital reverb, but with the added bonus of 28 sampled drum sounds!