Music Transcription Program

Writing out full scores and individual parts for fellow musicians used to be a slavish occupation for a skilled select few. Now, with the benefit of low cost computers and music transcription programs like this one from DR.T, almost anyone can produce professional results that don't cost the earth. Amanda Stuart explores.

Mark J. Prendergast interviews California-born musician Terry Riley, the influential inventor of 'minimalist' music.

An Avalanche of new gear will be hitting the shops soon, following the British Music Fair. MUSIC U.K. brings you a complete look at what's on the way

Sequential's One Man Band

Paul Wiffen first encountered the Studio 440 sampling drum machine several months ago when he was called in to help Stevie Wonder suss out his! It has since become the mainstay of his own programming armoury. Here he tells why...

The final part of the saga.

Dispatches from the frontline of the future

The new heir to the ST sequencer throne?

After a change of name and a long wait, Steinberg's successor to Pro24 is finally here. Has it been worth the wait? David Hughes thinks so...

A special, report on budget digital reverb, with the spotlight focussed firmly on two groundbreaking new machines, the Yamaha REV7 and Roland SRV2000. Paul White and Simon Trask take up the story.

A pictorial taste of some of the hot new products unveiled at last month's British Music Fair.

An exclusive interview with Rick Wakeman plus music from '1984' for you to play.

Exclusive news from UK Electronica, plus all the latest in the world of MIDI music

Who's Where, What's What

The Making Of A New Music Supremo

Philip Glass is the best known, and certainly the best paid, contemporary new music composer. In London for performances of his music for the films Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi, he talked to Mark J. Prendergast.

New Themes, New Dreams.

A complete guide to all the hardware interfaces for home micros available so far, plus the software that goes with them.

Every Current Model Reviewed

All you need to know about choosing a cassette multitrack, plus concise reviews of every current model on the market.

News Special

Read all the hot news from the biggest ever show of new instruments and gear

A survey of trendsetters

Fun Fair, who was there.

A glimpse of the equipment you could well be buying in the forthcoming year

BMF REPORT

The excessive heat in London's Olympia gave the latest hi-tech gear a run in the "who's hottest" stakes at this year's British Music Fair. Simon Trask sweats it out.

Dave Lockwood presents the ultimate guide to microphone basics — how they work, how to choose the right mic for a given application, and how to use them.