The third of our build-your-own-MIDI-interface-for-BBC-and-DX21.

Amek Big By Langley Mixing Console

With Talking Recall and oodles of features, this top-end mixing desk should satisfy many private studio's needs.

SOS On-line

More news of what SOS is doing on The Music Network.

Sampling Synthesizer

The DSS-1 offers 12-bit sampling, high fidelity samples, integral dual digital delay and EQ, plus the most comprehensive synthesizer section of all the midrange samplers. Review by Mark Jenkins.

The Reverb Revolution Continues

Don't spend your Christmas money until you've read this! We bring you an exclusive in-depth review on Alesis' new secret weapon: a 16-bit, studio quality, digital reverb for little more than the cost of a spring unit.

with MEH and the roadies of rock's greatest band.

Why limit use of your computer to sequencing and librarian functions? Roly Pickering explains what bulletin boards are, how you get onto them and what they can do for you.

Live Recording

Who? What? Why? When?

Passport MIDI/4, Polywriter

Two new software packages

Digital Delay

Programmable delay effects from Toa.

Guitarcheck

Carbon, but no copy concludes Dave Burrluck

Rocktron HUSH Intelligent Sound Processor

Paul White opts for the quiet life with this effective cure for hiss — and there's even an enhancer and compressor thrown in for good measure.

Alesis AI-1

Digital interface

Another in our 'How It Works' series. David Mellor kicks off a two-part investigation into the practicalities of bins, horns, tweeters and woofers. Baffled? You won't be once you've read this!

Philips DCC 900 Digital Cassette Recorder

Philips' new consumer tape format tested under studio conditions.

Software for the Atari ST

When it comes to sound editing on today's synth modules, there's no alternative to using a software editor. Vic Lennard explores the benefits of Steinberg's editor for the E-mu Proteus.

Guitar-to-MIDI Converter

Paul White, who's owned almost every Roland guitar synth built, puts the new GK1 synth driver and GM70 "brain" under test. Is this the first pitch-to-MIDI system that really works?

Volume 6 Starts Here

Sound Workshop

Most of us have bought CDs bearing the label "digitally remastered", but how many of us appreciate what's happened to the music in the process. Tom Doyle exposes the power behind the remastering button.

Having problems connecting instruments together? Our new series on syncing should solve your problems. This month, John Harris looks at syncing gear to tape.