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Vic Lennard considers the current plight of the humble MIDI File Library.

Nothing dampens creativity more than a studio full of 'spaghetti' cabling. This month, Paul White explains the virtues of installing a patchbay to banish cable clutter once and for all.

Not everyone can justify building an acoustically treated, soundproof studio, but with a little effort and ingenuity, you can often make significant improvements to the room you already have at very little cost. Paul White presents a few ideas.

There has been plenty happening on the Amiga scene this month — not least final confirmation of Commodore's buyout. Paul Overaa explains...

Given the outrageously high asking prices of so-called classic analogue synths, it can often pay to hire them and sample the sounds yourself. Paul Ward passes on a few tips.

Brian Heywood explains what a busy month his PCs have had, and takes another look at the PC's potential for multimedia.

After 'QuickTime and OMS with everything' last month, Martin Russ seeks an alternative view of MIDI on the Mac.

Having wondered last month about the reliability of your gear, David Mellor discusses the even less predictable nature of music business people...

Brian Heywood reports back from the 1995 MEMS show, and looks at an interesting new way of getting video onto your PC...

Every studio needs at least one mic, but which type and which model is best? Paul White provides some guidance.

Paul White looks at the multitrack recording console and its role in your multitrack recording system.

Stephen Bennett chucks his trusty 8-track tape setup in favour of one of the new hard disk multitrack systems — but not before doing some thorough research. Here he reveals the factors that influenced his decision...

Following the resurrection of the Falcon under C-Lab (as reported in last month's Atari Notes), GE-Soft of Germany has just launched the Eagle, a TT-compatible Atari clone. Vic Lennard takes a look...

Cubase's MIDI Mixer Module allows you to create Mixer Maps to help you edit and control your MIDI insruments. In part one of this two-part series, Simon Millward takes you through the construction of a Mixer Map for Yamaha's popular SY85.

Martin Russ rounds up the latest Apple hardware and software news, kicking off with tidings of QuickTime with everything...

Are you about to buy an expensive stand-alone sampler? Think again. If you have a PC, you already own much of the technology required for sampling. Panicos Georghiades puts the case for 'soundcard and PC'-based sampling systems, and compares four popular soundcards.

Something a little different this month, as Paul Overaa provides details of how the Amiga's MIDI facilities can be used from BASIC...

In the concluding part of this series, Simon Millward explains how to create MIDI effects like auto-pan, tremolo and gating using Logical Edit.

Martin Russ brings you the latest Apple news. This month: new software upgrades, and how to surf the net from your mobile phone...Max 3.0 7 and Skinnyshort.

Brian Heywood brings you the latest PC News, and looks back on three years of PC Notes.