Reviews
101 USES FOR A...
Friend-Chip KAT You've tried the mouse; now check out its computer friendly feline counterpart. Martin Russ prowls around the Friend-Chip K.AT.
CRYSTAL CLEAR:
Voice Crystal SY77 Disks 1 & 2 Martin Russ takes a break from programming sounds and auditions someone else's instead.
FRACTAL ACTION
Fractal Music Composer Martin Russ looks at a program that generates music from chaos.
HANDS ON
Akai S1000 Sampler (Hands On) There's an S1000 in every studio - almost. David Mellor presents an introduction to this popular sampler.
INTO THE HEART
Emu Proteus Master Performance System Martin Russ continues his in-depth look at the Emu Proteus Master Performance System.
KEEP IT SIMPLE
Sessionmaster Direct Recording Pre-amp The Sessionmaster Direct Recording Pre-amp steers clear of extras that are best left to other effects units, and concentrates on providing a quality guitar DI signal. Dave Lockwood approves.
KEEPING TRACK
Opcode Track Chart Need to keep track of your tracks in the studio? Opcode's Track Chart offers a package of handy utilities for engineers; Mike Collins tries it out.
LA AUDIO MULTI GATE
LA Audio Multigate Zenon Schoepe gets to grips with this 16-channel MIDI controllable gate/mute processor.
RUSSLINGS: Why 16-bit/44.1 kHz sampling doesn't necessarily equal CD audio quality
STEINBERG: MIDI Clock and MIDI Timecode; PASSPORT: Encore For PC; If you have at least 2Mb; If you din't have 2Mb
THE COMPLETE SAMPLERS BUYER'S GUIDE
The Complete Sampler Buyer's Guide Or Everything You Need To Know About Buying A Sampler, But Didn't Know Who To Ask. Julian Colbeck is your guide.
THE NEW WAVE
Korg Wavestation A/D Korg add new samples, a vocoder and a pair of audio inputs to their highly acclaimed Advanced Vector synthesizer, and put the results in a rack. Kendall Wrightson says the Wavestation A/D is a TV/film composer's dream machine.
WET, WET, WET!
LSW Poolside Drums Sampling CD David Mellor tastes a hot product from the London Sample Workshop.
YAMAHA MT120
Yamaha MT120 4-track Cassette Recorder Yamaha's new MT120 budget cassette 4-tracker improves further on their successful MT100, offering excellent features including 5-band graphic EQ; Dave Lockwood boldly goes where even the manual hasn't gone before.
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CYBER-TRIBAL WORLD FUNKATEERS
D'Cuckoo D'Cuckoo are hardly your average hi-tech band: they build their own instruments; they're all women; and they play "Post-industrial cyber-tribal world-funk'. Paul Tingen investigates.
Technique
STANDARD MIDI FILES
Standard MIDI Files Despite the fact that Standard MIDI Files have been about for quite a while there is, for many users, still more than a little confusion about their purpose and use. Paul Overaa sheds some light on the subject...
STAR WIRES
Wires And Wherefores Of Connecting Up Your Studio If you're spending hundreds or even thousands of pounds on studio equipment, you might as well spend a little time to ensure that it's actually connected up properly. Wilf Smarties explains how to avoid hums, buzzes, earth loops, and all those other nasty shocks...
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