Simon Trask takes a look at the Mirage's rack-mounting counterpart, and finds it even better value than the keyboard version.

part two of One Two's custom program

Details of a new German computer musical instrument, MIDI software for the Apple Macintosh, and Passport's latest Commodore 64 music packages.

Closer to home in West Germany, PPG are putting the finishing touches to a new computer music system that could revolutionise the way we go about programming sounds. Dan Goldstein reports.

...and Phil South has a hard time with his Amiga.

Do the software companies come up to the standard of hardware manufacturers or are we expecting too much of them? David Mellor looks at music software and how the user is looked after, or otherwise, by the supplier. The debate starts here.

1989 PC Show Report

Over 100,000 people attended this year's show; Paul Ireson reveals what you missed music-wise if you stayed at home.

Bill Collins' first of his regular looks at the special need of micro-based Rhymists

interface for the Macintosh

This new interface could be just the ticket for Mac users.

Sound Sampler for Sinclair Spectrum

If you've got access to a Spectrum, sound sampling can be yours for under £200. Mike Drane reports on a revolutionary British development.

Paul Overaa catches something nasty and takes a look at computer viruses on the Amiga

As we move into a new decade, Tim Goodyer looks back at the '80s and forward to the '90s - where can we hope to see the hi-tech music industry take us next?

Another load of Whopping lies

Software writer Jay Chapman introduces us to DX7ED, a patch editing program for Yamaha's FM poly, the BBC B, and E&MM's own BeeBMIDI interface.

Once threatened by widdly widdly guitarists and over-enthusiastic drummers, space in music is again under threat - but this time the aggressor is high technology.

Darrin Williamson looks at an Amiga sampling package and MIDI interface all in one

ADD-ON KEYBOARDS

Tony Mills weighs up the pros and cons of augmenting your home micro with an add-on keyboard

Computer cobblers compounded

Korg MR-16 MIDI Rhythm Sound Unit

Korg’s MIDI percussion module