Latest news from E&MM’s own music software division.

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.

Going Soft

More hot news from the hi-tech side of the music industry; software, hardware, underwear... it's all here.

Whether it's effects processors, CD sample libraries or software developments and updates you're looking for, MT's news pages will bring you up to date.

Software piracy, BBC 2's presentation of "new music" and manufacturers' broken promises all come under discussion in this month's open forum.

Another of the postman's favourites as readers air their views on a variety of subjects from musical expression to copy-protected software.

They're still at it - even the Christmas post has failed to slow the news of samplers, software and other developments in the world of hi-tech music reaching the MT office.

Your chance to pick up the latest version of Steinberg's classic Pro24 sequencing software for free. The price is right for the "lucky winner".

MIDI for the Juno 6 and 60, further software developments from Joreth, and a series of electronic music concerts in London are among April's hot news items.

Technolust or techno paranoia - when does the love of technical development turn into fear of your gear becoming outdated? Tim Goodyer takes a short course in techno-psychotherapy.

If rhythm programming is one of your pursuits, you can't fail to have latched onto our On the Beat series and you'll be interested in the review of Oberheim's Drummer. Now you can win Gajits' Hit Kit software.

Trace Elliot amplification and yet more software for the Commodore 64 are amongst this month's colection of newsworthy items - plus a chance to win some unique Neuronium regalia in an exclusive competition.

Double dealings in this month's exclusive MT competition: Mark of the Unicorn's Performer sequencing software and copies of Guinness' British Hit Singles are up for grabs.

New software developments from C-Lab, a new MIDI-to-CV unit from Philip Rees, a host of goodies from Groove Electronics... News is in abundance on the eve of the British Music Fair.

When MT invented Audio Fast's De-Composer software as an April Fool's exercise, we couldn't have been aware of a similar secret program Steinberg had already developed - Tom Robinson was...

Hot news in this month's Newsdesk includes word of a Proteus upgrade, new Cubeat sequencing software from Steinberg and the winners of MT's Sequencer One competition. Get informed.

Hyped up about hype. David Ellis challenges hi-tech advertising.

Letters from the front - a warning message from Beats International's Andy Boucher and a man in search of Amiga music software feature in this month's readers' letters page.

An announcement of the winners of copies of Keynote Software's Chameleon librarian in a recent MT competition join the usual selection of hi-tech equipment and music news in this month's Newsdesk.

Latest pre-Frankfurt equipment news, word of more software for Yamaha's new C1 computer and additions to Alesis' range of micro effects are only part of MT's regular news pages.

Midi File Converter

Roland's MRM500 software offers unprecedented file compatibility between software sequencers and their MC-series sequencers. Vic Lennard asks if it's too good to be true.