How do you learn your favourite songs? Sheet music? Records? Tapes? No way, Jose. Today's musician uses MIDI song files. David Hughes reviews songs-on-disk from hands on MIDI software.

Beatfarm

The boys from Beatfarm Studios talk business, production, and new jazz funk

Even the most advanced of today's hi-tech instruments contain mechanical components that are prone to failure. The trick is to ensure that they just outlast the product to which they're fitted...

All the latest news and reviews on the computer scene

Interacting with the future

A guide to Interactivity

MIDI Sequencer

Micro Composer under the microscope

Cheap And Cheerful Sample Creation On The Atari ST

It Bites do you know; great big bleeding chunks out of other musicians, the singles market, the music press... Paul Henderson chances his arm

Following on from last month's five-amp round-up, Paul White puts two more keyboard combos thoroughly through their paces. Do they make the grade?

Mixing Console

Mix your Spirit - and stay in control

Software for Apple Macintosh

Our resident Mac user Martin Russ steps his way enthusiastically through two of the best written software packages for the Apple Macintosh computer [in this part] - 'Professional Composer', a music transcription program.

are today's micros really helping

Frontline pedals — More for Less?

Die Krupps: hi-tech and heavy

The Producers

Hugh Murphy — a strange case of former Connie Francis assistant publicist taking the Kilburn High Road to find a kind of fame and fortune on the fast train, City to City. Fred Dellar buys a ticket and goes along for the ride.

Following his guide to using the B77, David Mellor offers some basic advice for newcomers to the Sony DTC1000ES.

And A Happy Birthday To Us

Come to our party, have some jelly, read some of our best bits, and wish us a happy first birthday, hip hip...

Condenser Microphone

Good quality microphones can be a real asset to any type of studio, but if you want the best tools you should be prepared to pay the price for them. Gareth Stuart considers the worth of Beyer's top of the range condenser mic.

MIDI Disk Recorder

Paul Overaa looks at a unit about to make a big impact on the MIDI scene - The Elka Orla

Which Monitor? An overview of all monitor speakers reviewed thus far in HSR.

the real thing (a Paul Reed Smith) and its acolytes (from Hohner and Washburn), Jon Lewin attempts to explain the £1000 price difference.

your questions answered by the BBC television experts

The third instalment on Drive Unit speaker protection.