Atari ST SMPTE Synchroniser/MIDI Interface

Synchronisation made easy - for Creator/Notator users, at least. Tim Goodyer locks into C-Lab's integrated SMPTE synchroniser and MIDI expander for the Atari ST.

A review of 'Keyboards', a software package for the BBC Model B.

Guitarcheck

An electro-acoustic and the cheapest Strat copy this side of War On Want. Review by Dave Burrluck

six strings from one half of Gordon Smith

Personal Keyboard

The world's most advanced portable domestic keyboard is just about to hit the UK. Dan Goldstein finds out what FM voices, PCM drums and MIDI add up to.

More Italian innovation than a Fiat factory

Software Surplus

Titanic sunk, Hindenburg lost — yes, it's the news section

sample CD-ROM

Hundreds of samples on tap

How To Avoid Losing Everything

Theft from your home or from a gig could leave you with no way of replacing valuable equipment. Zenon Schoepe explains how to keep yourself covered.

All-Purpose Combo

Aphex Aural Exciter Type C2

Aural Excitement complete with the new 'Big Bottom' bass enhancer. A veritable feast of sonic titillation.

Sennheiser MD421, MKH406, MD409 and MD918 Mics

Sennheiser have always had a good name in professional circles but their mics aren't as expensive as you might think.

AKG WMS 50 Radio mic

The intelligent live system

L/A Synthesiser

Simon Trask investigates the latest and cheapest in an increasingly long line of L/A synths from Roland. But if L/A is the way for you, are you better off with a D5 or a D10?

Derek Johnson finds this 24-input mic/line mixer is a useful addition to any studio setup.

You could just have dived from computer keyboard to synth keyboard for the last time. Tim Goodyer looks at a useful Atari remote which takes sequencer control wherever you want it.

EffectsCheck

Visions of the future, from a man called Bass