Featuring sequencer software for the IBM PC from Octave Plateau, Sight & Sound’s Music Processor software for the CBM64 and a music-copying program in use at Oxford University’s Music Faculty.

a preview of '84's secret gear

Sequential Multi-Trak

A six voice poly with a built in six track digital recorder and at £1,500 it's already creating enormous interest. We report on the Six-Trak's big brother.

...while Kendall Wrightson tackles the Mac...

Another selection of brand new products about to be launched in this country.

If you are used to paying £200 plus for good quality MIDI software for your Atari ST then you are going to be awfully surprised at how good Microdeal's sequencing package is for only £49.95. Ian Waugh was! Read his review...

Building E&MM's MIDI interface for the Beeb? Jay Chapman's got some further information you should know.

Tired of scoring out your music by hand? Simon Trask investigates a computerised alternative and discovers it may try to muscle in on the composition.

Paul Overaa gives the once over to this new Amiga sequencer.

Ever since the invention of the wax cylinder, listening to recorded music has been a passive experience; now CDs are capable of holding MIDI and other performance data. Bob O'Donnell looks at the changing face of music.

Paul Overaa and Jez Ford browse through some of the latest literature of interest to Hi-tech musos

Part 2 sees Roland's SBX-80 Sync Box and SRV-2000 Reverb jump into action as Paul Gilby explains the practicalities of creative mixing with MIDI controlled effects.

Software Surplus

The second part of our constructional article on building a MIDI interface for the BBC Model B home computer. There's a complete parts list and some more software to get your board up and running once you've built it.

How To Save £54,800

Tony Mills makes a meal of the most interesting musical microprocessing around.

A sound-sampling keyboard for £1800, and new software from Octave-Plateau, among other things.

This is brilliant — a program that'll generate random patches for the DX21. Well weird!

Upcoming electronic music products and events.

FRANKFURT PREVIEW '85

A special preview of some of the new goodies that'll be on show at the Frankfurt Musik Messe - Europe's premier music fair - when it gets under way in the second week of February.

The first in a new series that takes a behind the scenes look at companies specialising in the development of hi-tech music and recording products. This month Tony Hastings catches the night boat to Hamburg to report on MIDI software designers Steinberg Research.

Version 4

Brian Heywood evaluates the latest update to Voyetra's powerful PC-based sequencing program.