Software writer Jim Grant and hardware designer Tim Orr begin our two-part coverage of a new interface that can connect an MCS1 to a BBC Micro using non-MIDI codes

THE OPINIONS SECTION WHERE THE EXPERTS TAKE EXCEPTION

Revenge is sweet, Paul Fishman isn't

The MRA: A Manifesto

SOS reader Paul Jacques decides he's had enough of candyfloss dross music and reveals his solution — the musician's revolutionary army.

Drum Machine

Hi-Tech And Masculinity

Hi-tech and masculinity: Patrick Dailly wonders why more boys get involved with hi-tech music than girls.

Producer Extraordinaire

The genius behind the 'Phil Collins drum sound' reveals how he got started in the industry, his production philosophy and life at The Townhouse.

for Cubase, Notator and Breakthru

Grab a pizza, shove in a video and learn about Cubase, Rotator or Breakthm with these new manuals for the TV age.

Interconnect

Studio 'earthing' techniques.

Sex and drugs and sausage roll?

The best music program ever?

Part 1: In the States, Coda's Finale has been hailed as the "the most exciting use of the Apple Macintosh to date" and "the most powerful, most intelligent, most flexible music software available today". In this lengthy two-part review, Kendall Wrightson cuts through the hype to discover whether the claims are fact or fiction.

Royal Engineer

Mark Jenkins meets David Richards, the sound engineer behind Queen's latest album 'The Miracle'.

When The Stranglers had timecode trouble and the big studios couldn't help, the Time Code Refresher could - they liked it so much they bought one. Vic Lennard feels refreshed.

It's angry time with violent John Morrish. This month's target: 'disc jockeys'. Brace yourself.

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

Clive Keeler describes the building of a simple test tone oscillator which can be mounted in a patchbay if required.