Rugged adventures recording Balinese music

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Digital Keyboard

How can the principles of Artificial Intelligence be employed to make a computer musical instrument sound like a grand piano? David Ellis delves deep into the workings of a £10,000+ Stateside keyboard.

the birth of loud

DREAM MACHINE: Washburn status bass

the washburn status bass: a designer label at a supermarket price

Lots of info about who has won what

Straight to the source, Jon Lewin quizzes Sennheiser technicians on what goes where.

How it was done in the heyday of Pop - Philip Bashe tracked down the bands your dad snogged along to and found out the history of the '60s hits

Guitarcheck

Three of the new breed vetted by Dave Burrluck

Software for the Atari ST

This new Atari ST sequencing software package from America combines affordability with flexibility. Simon Trask applies the soft touch.

You don't know his name but you'll have heard his refrains. Composer Paul Bliss writes hits for the best of 'em using a UMI-2B sequencer package and several synthesizers. Ralph Denyer finds out how.

Yamaha DX7IID

The DX7 has become both one of the best-selling synthesizers of all time and a truly 'classic' instrument. So how do you improve on that? Jay Chapman reviews Yamaha's recently launched and long awaited successor to the DX7.

The short circuit to the latest news on the Computer Musician scene.

After five years at the top of the electropop tree, Basildon boys Martin Gore and Alan Wilder talk tech with Paul Tingen.

Leading The Field?

Casio caused a furore at February's Frankfurt Music Fair when they unveiled the world's first 'affordable' 16-bit sampling keyboard with onboard graphic editing display - the FZ-1. Mark Jenkins visits the Casio factory to bring you a comprehensive preview of this remarkable instrument.

Software for the IBM PC

Turning his back on the Atari ST, Ian Waugh boots up a comprehensive sequencing package for the IBM PC (and compatibles). If you thought the Atari ST and Macintosh had it all their own way, read again.

Music For A Small Planet

An enterprising duo who mix business and pleasure in the pursuit of music making.

AES Show Report

Forthcoming new products from the hi-tech music recording field.

Mobile One

A spotlight on Europe's largest mobile studio and its home base in London.

It's the latest. It's the greatest. It's the mostest. Oops

RCM Synthesis explained

In this second part of our in-depth review of the SY77 synthesizer, Martin Russ delves into Yamaha's ultra new synthesis method: Real-time Convolution and Modulation.

News of the latest activity on the musicians' electronic communications network.