Article section list

Vic Lennard bids a fond adieu with 10 top tips for Atari owners.

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

This month, Paul Overaa devotes the whole of his column to a roundup of the current Amiga sequencing scene.

Simon Millward kicks off a new series designed to give beginners a solid grounding in the use of Steinberg's flagship software package.

Martin Russ serves up the latest Apple news — plus QuickTime & Mac Audio Capabilities table — past and present.

Brian Heywood looks back at the BMF shows, and considers the various ways of making music on your PC.

In the first of a 2-Part series, Paul Farrer offers some hints and tips for improving the sounds you can coax from Emu's popular Proteus range.

With MIDI playing an ever greater part in music production, there's a danger that the art of using microphones will be lost. Paul White describes the valuable techniques of miking acoustic instruments — something he recommends every studio user should learn.

Paul White kicks off a new series for newcomers to MIDI.

Simon Millward completes the construction of a Cubase Mixer Map for Yamaha's popular SY85 synth.

Duke Ashton provides a personal guide to setting up a good mix.

Paul White explores the outer limits of physical modelling on a budget that wouldn't even buy you a decent pair of shoestrings!

Need to expand the MIDI side of your system? Vic Lennard looks at the current situation, including a couple of new boxes...

Paul White enters Blue Peter mode and puts together a fully working drum pad and pedal trigger system for less than the cost of a pint of lager. If you own an Alesis D4, drumKAT, Akai ME35T or any other drum machine or percussion controller that accepts external pads, you can't afford to miss this.

Martin Russ explores ways of transferring 16-bit audio files from the Mac to a synth, and reveals what's new in the Mac music world.

Paul White presents a few low-calorie tips on how to sweeten and edit your sounds after mixing them.

Brian Heywood brings you the latest PC soundcard developments, and reports back from the recent APRS and Multimedia shows...

If you're on a budget, there's nothing to beat buying second-hand. Derek johnson and Debbie Poyser trawl the Reader Ads to highlight more of yesterday's forgotten gear that's worth a closer look.

Paul Overaa's monthly look at the Amiga scene kicks off with the latest Escom news...

While the likes of Roland TR909 drum machines and TB303 Basslines sell for inflated amounts, less trendy but often more functional gear regularly appears in the free ad columns at unbelievable prices. Derek Johnson takes advantage of the fickle nature of fashion to help you assemble a budget second-hand system...