Control Room

A last look at how to extend the low bass response of your studio monitors.

Groove guru Wile Smarties reports on the latest sample CDs.

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

Setting Words to Music

Paul White puts five sturdy and powerful keyboard combos to the test - stand by, all at Ohm, Marshall, Carlsbro, Roland and HH.

Taking the hard option... everything you need to know about hard disks - and then some. Ian Waugh is your guide.

Studiotest

Jim Betteridge checks it out for aural excitement

Steinberg Pro 16 Sequencer

It’s been a while coming, but now the Commodore 64 has a software package to rival the BBC’s UMI. Simon Trask checks out an incredible MIDI sequencer, and lists what it can do.

sampling system

The SP is the playback/editing and memory bit; the SXII does the recording. Peavey rewrite the rules of sampler design.

Ten Computer Commandments

Barry Lewis supplies a light-hearted version of the Ten Commandments for computer users.

Proving that too much hex isn't bad for the health, Martin Russ explores the numeric world of 16.

Walls have Ears...

DIY soundproofing and acoustic treatment for walls.

More Atari news and tips from Martin Russ.

A Music Technology Phenomenon

An exclusive report on the Eastern Bloc consortium that's preparing to do battle with the best the West can offer. Last year's Anticipation Sampler was brilliant, but the 1986 machines are better still.

The Fall and Rise of Technology in Music

Steering this magazine through the '80s made Dan Goldstein a prominent character in the music industry. Putting aside 90 Minutes he gives a personal view of the last decade in music, technology and Music Technology.

MIDI Synchroniser

And on a less spectacular scale, Korg introduce a synchroniser that won't break the bank, though it'll still crack a lot of problems, as Trish McGrath finds out.

Two manufacturers follow their already established polysynths with keyboardless voice expanders. Trish McGrath puts the Chase Bit 01 and Siel Expander 80 through their paces.

Oktava MK011

Condenser mic from the East

Forthcoming new products from the hi-tech music recording field.

'Ere, did you know that old wossisname is doing so-and-so with a wotchermaccallit.

There may be few instruments in the world that have not yet been sampled, but there is still an infinite number of ways it can be done. David Mellor auditions the Sonic Images sample library volumes 2 and 3.