Computer / Software

PC sequencing stalwarts Voyetra have finally ventured into the Windows sequencing market. Brian Heywood assesses whether their new £99 program was worth the wait.

This month Martin Russ gives you the hands-on lowdown on System 7.5 for the Macintosh, as well as the latest Apple news.

Martin Russ investigates why you might need more MIDI outputs.

The last four weeks have been pretty hectic for the Amiga community, and Paul Overaa has, of course, been dutifully recording the more memorable events...

Paul Nagle puts the case for the IBM PC as a music computer, but admits that not all is sweetness and light.

Atari sequencers running on a Mac? Vic Lennard investigates the possibilities of MagiCMac...

Brian Heywood removes his Santa hat, polishes of the last of the brandy butter, and considers what you might need to do to your PC now the new year is upon us.

Long-time Kurzweil K2000 user Paul Ward casts a cautious eye over the latest facelift for his favourite synth's operating system, and is delighted with the results...

Mark of the Unicorn have taken a brand-new look at sequencing for their latest package, FreeStyle, which is aimed at entry-level users as well as musicians who would rather avoid most of the complexities of MIDI. Mike Collins checks it out.

Paul White gets a sneak preview of an approach to synthesizer technology that could truly change the face of both synthesis and sampling as we know them...

Brian Heywood looks back at how the PC world has fared in the past twelve months, presents the 1994 PC Notes awards, and looks forward to a very Windows 95....

Vic Lennard explores a brand-new, home-grown CD-ROM... Atari Mega Archive.

Paul Overaa brings you more news on Amiga music applications and that crucial Commodore bidding war: AudioMaster IV.

Martin Russ brings you the latest Apple news and views. First off the press is the low-down on Apple's new System 7.5...

Opcode's new Overture notation program has been called "dtp for music" and aims to bring the arcane art of music notation into the age of user friendliness. derek johnson finds it's worthy of note...

More tips and gossip on the current Amiga scene from Paul Overaa... Aura.

Martin Russ brings you the latest Apple news, as well as a plea for forgiveness...

Brian Heywood considers some of the PC-related products you could include in your letter to Santa this year... MIDI Circuits; Controllers & Goldstar GMK49.

Vic Lennard looks at a Tracker program with a difference — and gets a sneak preview of a GM sound module in a Falcon...

When Europe's best known sequencer 'went audio' around two years ago, the resulting program was acclaimed as " unique and well thought out" — but times change, and cubase audio's latest version is up against some stiff competition from the likes of opcode, motu and emagic. mike collins checks out its chances...

David Mellor takes a look at the components of a typical disk recording system, and passes on some hints on what to look for when deciding on a setup.