Paul Overaa sees what the new Atari laptop, The Stacy, has to offer

Digital Drum Machine

Guitar Weekend

Dave Burrluck spends a working weekend at the Barbican

Hot-foot from a mammoth UK tour as part of John Miles' backing-band, this well-respected keyboardist gives his own impressions of life on the road with Korg's latest MIDI-equipped polysynth.

Communication is the name of the game; switchboard operator Chris Murtagh tells how to get in touch.

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.

Space Cadet

Electronic music is one area where independent status is the general rule. Ian Boddy is one of the UK's foremost electronic musicians, with a label he set up especially for his own releases. David Hughes gets the full story.

GuitarCheck

Dave Burrluck welcomes back an old name that never disappeared

What's been goin' on tradeside

Drums

MSX Software

Is the Japanese computer standard a dead duck, or will the latest music and video software from Toshiba and Pioneer save the day? Annabel Scott has the answers.

Techno music, the true successor to late seventies synth-pop, translates the desolation of post-Motown Detroit into electronic dance rhythms. Simon Trask listens to the programmer's tale.

The latest offering from Yamaha and Roland plus details of Atari's first sponsorship deal

A Bacon's eye view of the AMI show

The art of packing high tech facilities into micro musical instruments is reaching a peak. We take a look at some of the latest innovations to emerge and a few that we can hope to see in 1984.

APRS Review

Now that our feet have finally recovered from walking round the show, we can tell you what impressed us most (after the free drinks and sweatshirts).

The price guide to beat all price guides continues with a rundown of available sequencers, software packages and computer music systems.

People, Gear, Events, Gossip

happening people, gear, events, gossip

eclectic electrics

Incorporating the News. And starring all you need to know about the new products and where they'll be. The one you need.

Guitarcheck

Carbon, but no copy concludes Dave Burrluck