Reviews
BAND-IN-A-BOX V4.1
Band-In-A-Box V4.1 Auto-Accompaniment - With Style Martin Russ gets inside version 4.1 of Band-In-A-Box - now with user styles!
C-LAB: Keyboard equivalents; STEINBERG: Interactive Phrase synthesizer; Cubase MAC/ATARI files; VOYETRA: User sequencer plus with Windows 3
DO THE DATMAN
Sony TCD-D3 DAT Walkman It is often said that the best things come in small packages - and the new Sony DAT Walkman is no exception to the rule. Simon Sanders takes a look at this miracle of micro-electronics and asks, "Can anyone lend me £650?"
Emu Procussion
Sampled Percussion Performance Module What is it about programmed drum parts that makes them sound programmed? Paul Wiffen goes in search of the secret of realistic drumming, and finds it in the Emu Procussion.
ENSONIQ SQ1 PLUS WORKSTATION
Ensoniq SQ1 Plus Workstation Almost exactly a year since the launch of Ensoniq SQ1, an updated version has arrived. Paul Ireson looks at the 1991 model of Ensoniq's most affordable workstation.
HANDS ON
Emu Emax II Sampling Keyboard (Hands On) The first in an occasional series in which David Mellor looks at well-established and respected pieces of musical and audio equipment, and tells you what you need to know to start making music with them.
MIDI MIXING MADE EASY
MIDIMation VCA Automation System Even if your music is fully MIDI-controlled, when it comes to mixing you're probably still relying on fingers and thumbs. But mix automation is coming within reach of the home recordist - MIDIMation offers 16 channels of VCA-based level and mute automation for under £1000. Simon Sanders investigates this new box of mix-tricks.
ROLAND RSP550
Roland RSP550 Stereo Signal Processor Yet another sleek, black, 16-bit multi-effects unit? Or does the new Roland RSP550 have something more to offer? Kendall Wrightson has the answer.
THE HOT 100
Yamaha EMP100 Multi-effects Processor The latest addition to Yamaha's highly affordable 100 series, the EMP100, could prove to be its best buy yet. Paul Ireson explains why.
THE MAX FACTOR
Opcode Max Software Opcode's Max is an Apple Macintosh based graphical programming environment primarily aimed at manipulating MIDI data. It's also highly addictive as Kendall Wrightson discovered.
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JON HASSELL
Jon Hassell Jon hassell has been at the leading edge of new music for three decades, with major contributions to Western avant garde and World Music. Following the re-release of two classic albums from the early '80s Mark J. Prendergast presents a retrospective of Hassell's work.
SOUNDING OFF: The computer and the environment by Will Hitchings
STILL LIFE
Tony Banks Tony Banks talks to Kendall Wrightson about his new solo album, technology, and the latest chapter in the book of Genesis.
Technique
SIGNAL PROCESSORS
Signal Processors Meet MIDI Signal processor control is one of MIDI's less well-known applications yet it offers enourmous scope for the user. Craig Anderton is your guide.
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