I.M. caught Rick Wakeman after Arthur and before Liszt

Steinberg Recycle!

Sample groove editor for Mac

Music Computer and Software

1984's most eagerly-awaited electronic music product is finally making its way into dealers' showrooms. David Ellis has been taking a look at the micro itself, Yamaha's exclusive FM sound chip, the controlling keyboard and the first batch of software.

Software for the Amiga

Dr T's programmers probably sieep as often as rust. Ian Waugh boots up the latest version of the successful Copyist scorewriting program - and finds that it's running on his Amiga.

the cheapest sampling keyboard?

Aphex Aural Exciter Type C2

Aural Excitement complete with the new 'Big Bottom' bass enhancer. A veritable feast of sonic titillation.

Martin Russ describes some ways to use Intelligent Music's 'M' program as an effective aid to structured composition.

Patch Librarian

Tired of swapping Atari disks to edit parameters on different synths - or of paying for a variety of editors? Send for a universal synth editor. Ian "Mr Universe" Waugh flexes Chameleon's muscles.

Britain's finest (only?) mono

Adam Asiz

Can computers improve or even replace current styles of notation?

From Schoolhouse To Multitrack

Keyboards

Guitarcheck

French, Japanese, Dave B takes them all on

Scanner I And II Radio Mic Systems

Sound sampling Dodolator and the Kaleidosound picture machine for the Apple

Why they won't work and how they do

MIDI mergers - can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Don Erskine looks at the uses and misuses of mergers and concludes that two into one will go.

This premier producer, conductor and arranger discusses his solo album 'The Best of the Alan Parsons Project'

Software for Apple Macintosh

After the Jam Factory comes "M", an advanced music composition and manipulation system for the Mac. Jim Burgess investigates a variation on the theme of MIDI recording.

The new-wave sound

...'The first genuinely NEW keyboard since the DX7' proclaims our review. Mixing four different waveforms together in a technique christened 'vector synthesis', Sequential's new baby can create some stunningly different synth sounds. Could it be what the market's looking for? Mark Jenkins reports.

Eight top pop players and producers discuss the necessity of notation. Richard Walmsley chairs the debate

Ensoniq Mirage Multi-Sampler

Manufacturers of keyboard samplers are now turning their attentions to the studio market by offering enhanced rack-mount versions of their products. Mark Jenkins waited anxiously at Heathrow for the first device to hit our shores - the budget-priced, 8-voice multi-sampler from Ensoniq. Read his report.

Atari ST Software

Computer improvisation - genuine inspiration or deep bleep?