David Ellis digs deep inside Yamaha's MSX music computer, and finds it's capable of interfacing with more external hardware than its manufacturers seem willing to disclose...

Digital Phase Modulation Synthesizer

For what was supposed to be a universal interface, MIDI has trouble enough staying in touch with itself, let alone the outside world. Tim Goodyer looks at four auxiliary units that set out to improve matters.

The successor to Akai's industry standard S900 hits the streets.

The Musical Micro

More packages picked apart by Tony Mills

Hard Disk Recording System

The £5000 add-on for your PC

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12-Bah Humbug - A Christmas Blues

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Early Experiments with Computer Music

Hints, Tips & News From The World Of Music Software

This month, helpful hints for users of C-Lab and Opcode software.

One for the DIY fans. In this new series, Martin Russ penetrates deep into the heart of MIDI equipment and explores how they work, what chips they use and more...

This hardware/software system attempts to bring the sophistication of automated mixing to your existing recording setup. Chris Many put his feet up and lets the machines do the work.

Muse & Steinberg software.

Rikki Sylvan

Software Surplus

AHB Keymix

Simon Trask takes an in-depth look qt a computer-controlled modular mixer. Does MIDI programmability represent the future of the mixing console?

Part 2, ARP to Buchla. Buchla? Yep, Buchla

direct-to-disk recording system for the Atari Falcon

Budget DTD reaches the world of Atari.

Kenton MIDI Retrofits

With analogue technology enjoying a renaissance, there's a growing demand for MIDI updates to old equipment. Vic Lennard talks to Kenton Electronics about the Ins and Outs of retrofitting.

David Mellor unplugs his Atari and tries his hand at sequencing on a PC, using Magnetic Music's 16-track Prism sequencer.

Budget digital sampling at the flick of a switch or two