Reviews
ADVANCED GRAVIS ULTRASOUND
Advanced Gravis Multimedia PC soundcard A PC sound card with 16-bit digital audio and an Ensoniq-derived synth section for just over £200? Is it, wonders Brian Heywood, too good to be true?
BREAKING WITH THE RACK PACK
Roland JV880 Synth Module From the outside Roland's JV880 looks like just another rackmount synth module, but ROM waveform expansion, easy operation and an attractive price tag should set it apart from the crowd. Paul Ireson takes a closer look.
HAMMOND XB5
Hammond XB5 Double Manual Organ David Etheridge reviews the reborn Hammond organ. With MIDI, memories and full programmability, it represents a '90s approach to a classic instrument.
HANDS ON: Apple Macintosh Computers
Apple Macintosh Computers (Hands On) New machines and lower prices have brought the Apple Macintosh within the reach of ever more musicians. David Mellor is your guide on a first-timer's tour of Mac-land.
JACK IN A BOX
Anatek SMP16 MIDI/Audio Patchbay It patches MIDI and audio connections, it interfaces, it generates SMPTE, it shaves those irritating little bobbles off your favourite sweater... well maybe not, but it could change the way you patch your studio forever, as David Mellor discovers.
JJ Jeczalik's Art Of Sampling
Sample Library * Score = 4
MUSIC SOFTWARE BUYERS' GUIDE: Atari; Mac; PC; Amiga
Music Software Buyer's Guide: Atari; Mac; PC; Amiga It was a tough assignment, but someone had to do it - list every pieve of music software available in the UK for the Atari, Mac, PC and Amiga. Next month we'll follow up with a full listing of hardware for all platforms. The list's out of date by the time it appears in print, of course, but here goes...
Paul Hardcastle's 'The Wizard'
Sample Library * Score = 2
RAISING THE STANDARD
Akai S3000 and S2800 Samplers From the S900 to the S1100, Akai samplers have set the standards for others to match and found widespread popularity in studios of every size and kind. Now the company's next generation of machines is upon us - David Mellor looks at the new kit on the block.
SHEER GENIUS
Amek Einstein Zenon Schoepe looks at a serious desk for serious MIDI rooms - Amek's highly specified Einstein.
SSU PROFESSIONAL PCM SAMPLE LIBRARY
SSU Professional PCM Sample Library: Yamaha SY99 Sample Disks Martin Russ lends an ear to some accomplished PCM samples for the hungry sample RAM in your SY99.
STEINBERG; Go faster stripes; DR T'S KCS; Control Sequences
YAMAHA CLAVINOVA PF P100
Yamaha Clavinova PF P100 Stage Piano Don't dismiss Yamaha's newest Clavinova piano as suitable only for wine bar pianists - Julian Colbeck finds it's an impressive pro instrument whatever your style of music.
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A ROOM OF MY OWN
Switzerland Ex-808 Stater Martin Price is back in action with his new project Switzerland. Nigel Humberstone dropped in on their personal studio to talk technical...
HAMMER TIME
Jan Hammer Talks Tech It's now several years since Jan Hammer gave up his day job as composer-in-residence for Miami Vice. In the Mind's Eye, a long-form computer animated video, sees him contributing to a quite different fusion of striking visuals and music, as Julian Colbeck hears.
THE BELOVED
The Beloved The Beloved, indie band turned pioneers of the indie/dance crossover, have a last released their follow-up to Happiness. Now working without Steve Waddington, Jon Marsh talks shop with Nigel Humberstone.
Technique
ATARI NOTES: MIDI Sequencers
Digidesign Session 8; Cheetah Soundscape
PC Notes Digidesign Session 8; Cheetah Soundscape.
DRUM PROGRAMMING: Part 11
A Series By Warren Cann: Part 11 Part 11. So you've programmed the drums for your latest songs - now it's time to back up your data and prepare to lay tracks down on tape. Time for timecode...
Editing; Monitor; Payback and MIDI.
AMIGA NOTES Editing; Monitor; Payback and MIDI.
MIDI TIMING DELAYS
MIDI Timing Delays: Software and Hardware Thrus An occasional series which investigates some of the more technical aspects of MIDI. In this introductory article, Martin Russ measures some Thru delays.
SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
How To Get The Most From Your Sampler Tom McLaughlin leads another expedition deep into sample country. This month: how to create stereo instruments from mono samples.
Tapeless Multitrack Explosion; New Motu; Digidesign; Stop press price list
Apple Notes Tapeless Multitrack Explosion; New Motu; Digidesign; Stop press price list.
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