Mail for those who can’t wait for the postman

...and Phil South stays friends with his Amiga.

The Numbers Game

Including a special Yamaha news update.

Bill Nelson, Magma

The release of Jason Rebello's first LP shows him to be more than the tasteful performer the jazz circuit already recognises. Simon Trask talks to one of Britain's leading jazz keyboardsmen.

Tony Bacon on the trans-oceanic hotline

Who makes which Jap electrics? Check ERRATA

The release of the M1R puts the M1’s hot sounds in a compact rack-mounting package that will undoubtedly appeal to musicians and studios already burdened by a surfeit of keyboards. Martin Russ looks beyond the surface appeal.

Not all sampler owners have access to every instrument they might wish to sample, hence the appearance of Sample CDs containing all manner of digitally recorded sounds. But how useful are they? Are they value for money? Keyboardist Dave Stewart recently spent many hours sorting the wheat from the chaff. Here are his findings.

The shape of things to come

Tony Reed goes back to the future for the Frankfurt forecast

Software for the IBM PC

As musical interest in PC-compatible machines grows, more American software is finding its way into the UK. Harvey Newquist sequences the PC way.

Ian Waugh makes a global search of the UK MIDI software scene and presents this roundup of what is available and from whom.

Ideas, asides, impertinences, and that.

Until their recent split, Robert John Godfrey was the keyboard maestro behind The Enid, whose massive underground following throughout Europe made them arguably the biggest cult band outside of the States. Frank Ellis met him to talk about his new residential studio, a solo career, and a new approach to recording.

Yet another selection of recently announced new products to whet your appetite!

A special report on the latest versions of these successful German instruments. Review by David Ellis.

RETROSPECT: elvis costello

an appreciation of one of the decade’s great songwriting talents; could you match them?

Bass

The annual pilgrimage to Europe's largest music fair is over for another year. Vic Lennard brings hot news of the latest hi-tech developments, innovations, launches, lunches...

Tim Goodyer talks to pin-up keyboardsman Steve George about life at the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic...