Names and dates to watch. If it's in the news, it's in Newsdesk.

The postman issues his usual threats of imminent resignation as news of developments, updates and happenings in music technology flood in. Perhaps the MT offices will be on the ground floor when we move.

New software developments from C-Lab, a new MIDI-to-CV unit from Philip Rees, a host of goodies from Groove Electronics... News is in abundance on the eve of the British Music Fair.

Financial quarter report follows... New Sunday newspaper offers no threat to major monthly music periodical. If it's news, it's in Newsdesk.

The latest instalment of the latest news on matters musical and hi-tech. This month there's a proliferation of instructional courses. What had you got planned for the summer months?

Another batch of hot news from the world of hi-tech music is yours for the reading in this month's Newsdesk. Keeping your ear to the ground couldn't be easier...

Time For A Change

Advance information on some of the developments due to appear at this year's Frankfurt music show appears in this month's helping of news from the hi-tech music industry.

Hot news in this month's Newsdesk includes word of a Proteus upgrade, new Cubeat sequencing software from Steinberg and the winners of MT's Sequencer One competition. Get informed.

Sentient life discovered in Birmingham; scientific fraternity in turmoil - perhaps not, but MT's Newsdesk is alive with equally enticing news from the world of hi-tech music and equipment.

I've got some bad news for you, Sunshine / Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel / and they've sent us along as a surrogate band / we're going to find out where you fans really stand - fleshy Pink Floyd lyric.

There's a lot of bad noos around at the moment; rising unemployment, increased business bankruptcies, imminent NHS privatisation - happily, you'll only find good news in MT's Newsdesk.

Armadillo sampling board for the Archimedes computer... Music of the Spheres music course... Cord Control Kit... name change for Steinberg's Cubit program... The MT news teleprinter is never silent.

An announcement of the winners of copies of Keynote Software's Chameleon librarian in a recent MT competition join the usual selection of hi-tech equipment and music news in this month's Newsdesk.

Fallen hero, what were you trying to prove? Fallen hero, all you got was front page news. -OTT Vixen lyric.

The latest news of the latest hi-tech events and developments is here in Newsdesk. Anyone want to spend a day in a name studio with a name producer?

Murder 'orrible murder, read all about it, police dumbfounded. OK, no actual murders this month, but there's plenty of hi-tech musical news in Newsdesk.

I read the news today, oh boy/10,000 holes in Blackburn Lancashire/And though the holes were rather small/They had to count them all/Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall - profound Beatles lyric.

Forget the Gulf, forget the ERM, forget Polly Peck - possibly the only place in the world today where you're certain to hear only good news is MT's Newsdesk. Read and smile.

Better informed than The Chart Show, better dressed than The Clothes Show and a better read than The Media Show. If it's news it's in Newsdesk.

Information Technology they call it; it deals with everything from the weather to the payroll. Meet Music (Information) Technology, MT's monthly roundup of news and events in hi-tech music.

News (n). 1. current events; important or recent happenings. 2. information about such events. 3. interesting or important information not previously known or realised. 4. as evidenced by Music Technology's Newsdesk.

While we're used to the constantly-changing face of the music industry, it may surprise you to learn of certain changes afoot in the news trade. Tim Goodyer tells a warning tale of the near future.