The MIDI Bank Select Message Explained

An odd Simon Trask tackles odd time signatures

Studio Test

Curtis Schwartz expands his programming power and refines his live sound with the Roland SDE-2500 MIDI Digital Delay

A review of PA Decoder's D50 ROM Vol II joins patches for the Ensoniq ESQ1, Kawai K1 and Korg DW6000 in this months' selection of readers' sounds.

Click-tracks Continued

More on click-tracks and how to use them, by E&MM's resident literary module, Steve Howell.

MIDI routing, filtering and syncing are all handled by this new British 'black box'. Simon Trask checks it out.

There are more sound options available to today's synthesist than ever before. But should you buy off-the-peg or custom designs?

Logical sequencing tips

Still trapped in the MIDI maze? Never fear - Vic Lennard has found another way Out

Programmability has changed the way we make music; but should the music now make changes to programmability? Vic Lennard recalls happy memories.

John Renwick guides us through the Cheetah Series of keyboards

VALHALA D50 Sound Cards

Under the spotlight in this month's Patchwork are the stablemates to the astounding Valhala M1 sound cards - those for Roland's D50. Gordon Reid asks "can they maintain the standard?".

layers a gogo

EffectsCheck

Two little boxes to let your MIDI gear do more than you ever thought possible — Curtis Schwartz reports

John Renwick puts this sequencer/sound module through its paces

October sees the official launch of E&MM's own music software division. We tell you what's available now, and a little of what you can expect from us in the future.

Another crop of readers' own synth sounds. This month's featured instruments: the original DX7, the Casio CZ, the Ensoniq ESQ1 and the venerable Korg MS20 monosynth.

Taking onboard the "Vector" synthesis of the Prophet VS, Korg's latest synth offers a fresh approach to modern synthesis. Simon Trask previews Korg's latest synth.

...while Kendall Wrightson reflects on a Mac world...

John Renwick leads us through the changing colours of this universal patch librarian - Chameleon

Is it a bird? is it a plane? No it's a rather nifty little patch package as John Renwick finds out