Following on from our look at KCS last month - Clive updates us on the new version for the Mac

Over the last few years musicians have consistently been more excited over the latest MIDI hardware developments than they have over MIDI software. Whilst other micros have come and gone, the Atari ST and Macintosh micros have quietly become the established computers for making music with MIDI. Ed Jones reveals why with a look at Steinberg's Pro-24 (V2.1) and Mark Of The Unicorn's Performer (V2.2) programs.

Studiomaster were one of the first established mixer manufacturers to incorporate MIDI facilities in one of their desks and to mate it to a personal computer. Mark Badger assesses whether the marriage is successful.

Studio Test

The ultimate mixer for the semi pro? Tony Mills gets to grips with the computerised AHB CMC 24

Another month's worth of hot products.

What happened when the International MIDI Association talked software, plus more. Newscaster - David Ellis.

Additions To Traditions

Tony Mills rips the lid off the latest in the land of the electrode; updates for Yamaha's CX5M, Greengate's DS:3, and the ever-popular Speccy.

David Ellis begins a two-part excursion into the E&MM archives to discover a myriad of bizarre musical instruments that somehow never quite made the big time. How many of them can you remember?

The latest in our Industry Profile series looks at pioneer manufacturers and designers, Moog Music Inc.

Synthcheck

Paul Fishman, who always wanted to be bigger, expands to fit Kurzweil's keyboardless package

The Frankfurt Finale, courtesy of Curtis Schwartz

The Spit's musical director and composer of the cretinous Chicken Song, Phil Pope, coughs it all up for Jim Betteridge

Seven pages of new products revealed at this year's NAMM Expo in Chicago

Dan Goldstein and Simon Trask take a break from reading their own work and examine a selection of new books aimed at helping you get more out of music technology.

A nostalgic look back at 1985 by the people who bring E&MM to you each month. Was it really that bad?

Computer Musician in Rock

UMI-2B

Sequencing interface for the BBC

A definitive af-a-glance guide to MIDI and Music Orientated Peripherals.

ES&CM's guide to MIDI and MOPS.

here is the news, with instruments and equipment

An at-a-glance guide to MIDI and MOPS (Music-orientated Peripherals.)