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Paul Overaa gives you the latest on the Amiga scene... OctaMED technique & ARexx.

With so much interest in vintage synths, it's easy to overlook the fact that many classic sounds owed just as much to the tape delays being used at the time as to the instruments themselves. Paul White shows you how to fake the effect.

Most contemporary sequencers include facilities that make it possible to automate all the key aspects of a MIDI mix, but all too often they remain unused. Paul White explains how to dip your toe in the water without falling in...

This month Ofir Gal takes a look at screen resolution.

Paul White indulges in a spot of woodwork therapy, and comes away with two very cost-effective speaker stands.

Brian Heywood considers the role of affordable 'PC plus soundcard'-based digital audio recording systems, and considers whether such systems could ever mean the end of dedicated hard disk recorders...

In an ideal world, studios would function without hum, hiss, glitches, or mysteriously absent signals, but as Paul White has discovered through experience — they don't!

Simon Millward continues his mission throughout the furthest reaches of the universe of Cubase, boldly sequencing where no man has sequenced before...

Martin Russ offers an antidote to the hype of Windows '95 and explains why the future of computing lies with the PCI buss...

More news from Paul Overaa on what's been happening music-wise in the world of the Amiga... Zip drives & sample conversion; Amisox and Soxgui.

Do your recordings sound like they've been made through a white noise generator? Well, don't just blame the vintage synth or battered effects unit — it could be your gain structure that's at fault. Paul White offers some tips on getting it right...

Simon Millward continues his fundamental guide to Steinberg's flagship MIDI recording software package.

Brian Heywood hails the arrival of Windows 95, and passes on some hints for getting digital sound out of your AWE32 soundcard.

Paul Overaa brings you the latest Amiga news, discovers how to improve his built-in speaker sound quality, and discovers the meaning of giftware...

What are MIDI messages and what do they do?

Ofir Gal jumps into Vic Lennard's shoes to discuss the state of the Atari today...

Martin Russ explains how he discovered the curious truth behind Apple hardware supply, and explains the meaning of 'Spanning'...

Paul White examines the role of the keyboard submixer in the MIDI/tape recording studio.

Paul Farrer looks at ways of using Proteus 2 samples to create a convincing orchestral arrangement.

Wilf Smarties explores the never-ending world of sample loops and how best to use them in your music.