Alpha Syntauri Report

Dave Crombie tries the alphaSyntauri synthesiser

One of America’s leading session players takes a breather between TOA equipment demonstrations, and takes Tim Goodyer into his confidence over MIDI and a few of the behind-the-scenes goings-on in its administration.

Mac Sequencer

Sequencing software for the Macintosh has tended to be be either high-spec and highly priced, or entry-level budget ware. Have Dr. T found a happy medium with Beyond? Matthew Newman investigates.

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The recent development of the MIDI standard is designed to enable you to transfer your sequences from one sequencer to another. Anthony Widoff files a report.

The good, the bad and the ugly

New technology takes Music Technology into the realms of desk-top publishing. A new era and a new look for the magazine that takes music and technology on its own terms.

A definitive af-a-glance guide to MIDI and Music Orientated Peripherals.

An at-a-glance guide to MIDI and MOPS (Music-orientated Peripherals.)

MIDI Patch Transmitter

This latest add-on for the popular MIDIVERB and MIDIFEX lets you control the effect patch selection remotely by hand. Tony Hastings wishes he had thought of the idea first.

Where everything clicks

Your questions answered

John Renwick leads us through the changing colours of this universal patch librarian - Chameleon

Another low-cost digital reverb from Alesis, a SMPTE/EBU to MIDI event synchroniser, new DX ROM/RAM cartridges, and a visual editor for Akai's S900 sampler are all amongst the forthcoming crop of new products.

Mark of the Unicorn's first piece of hardware is a combined 8x8 MIDI interface/network and smpte synchroniser for the Apple Macintosh. Kendall Wrightson investigates.

Direct-to-disk recording for the Atari Falcon

Can this latest software package help the Falcon spread its wings?

The Micro Guitar

Tony Mills uncovers some software for—guitarists! Whatever will they think or next?

Sampler Updates

Leading the battle against planned obsolescence are the sampler manufacturers, whose machines receive updates almost monthly. We re-test three samplers to find out how they've changed.

Reports of some of the new products unveiled at this year's Frankfurt Music Fair which will be winging their way into the shops over the coming months.

Continuing the extensive guide to the many micros available

John Renwick gets his paws on the graphic sequence editor from Dr T

Andy Longhurst broaches the issue of equipment compatibility.

Martin Russ explores how the user interface influences the 'feel' of a program.