January 2004 Lets Split (split-band compression)/ Cover story: 2004 Editors Choice Awards/ Sounds from Another Planet (the Linux OS and Stanford Universitys Planet CCRMA project)/ Recording Musician: Captured in Concert/ Working Musician: Hit the Books (bookkeeping basics)/ Final Mix: Measuring Up (the measure of an artists work)/ REVIEWS: Roland V-Synth keyboard synthesizer/sampler; Magix Samplitude Professional 7.11 (Win) multitrack audio editor; Arturia Moog Modular V 1.1 (Mac/Win) software synthesizer; Digidesign Pro Tools 6.1 (Mac/Win) digital audio workstation; QUICK PICKS: FMR Audio RNP 8380 Really Nic Preamp mic preamp; Metasonix TM-3 Gas-Tube Dual VCO with Suboctave analog synth module; Kenton Spin Doctor MIDI control surface; Native Instruments Absynth 2 (Mac/Win) software synthesizer December 2003 Creative Looping (looping techniques)/ Cover Story: Holiday Gear Cheer (EMs annual holiday gift guide)/ Production Values: On Top of His Game (Joe Chiccarelli)/ Tech Page: Diamonds Are a Chips Best Friend (making chips from diamonds)/ ProFile: Random Musings (Random Touch)/ Desktop Musician: XML for Music (Extensible Markup Language)/ Recording Musician: Low Volume, Fat Tone (getting tube-amp sounds at low volumes)/ Square One: Sample Solutions (sampling basics)/ Final Mix: Pay You Back with Interest (music is a calling)/ REVIEWS: Native Instruments Reaktor 4.03 (Mac/Win) modular software synthesizer; Roland VariOS (Mac/Win) DSP engine; Rde NT1-A large-diaphragm condenser mic; Grace Design Lunatec V3 microphone preamp; Analogue Systems Spawn analog synthesizer; Devine Machine Software Devine Machine 1.0 (Win) loop processor; QUICK PICKS: Blue Microphones The Ball dynamic microphone; Roland VK-8M organ-sound module; Five12 Numerology 1.2.1 (Mac) step sequencer; M-Audio Ozone USB MIDI controller and audio interface; GRM GRM Tools ST (Mac/Win) signal-processing plug-ins; Big Fish Audio Brush Artistry sample library November 2003 Tracking in the Unplugged World (recording small acoustic groups)/ Cover story: All Fired Up (round-up of eight FireWire audio interfaces)/ Game of Chance (algorithmic-composition software)/ ProFile: Switched-on Monk (Thelonious Moog)/ Desktop Musician: XP and Audio (Windows XP)/ Working Musician: Stressing Out (repetitive stress injuries)/ Final Mix Nows the Time (upgrading software)/ REVIEWS: Korg MicroKorg analog-modeling synthesizer; Native Instruments Vokator (Mac/Win) software vocoder; Drawmer Tube Station 1 channel strip; Applied Acoustics Tassman 3.02 (Mac/Win) modular software synthesizer; Sonic Implants Symphonic String Collection sample library; QUICK PICKS: Audio-Technica AE2500 dual-element kick-drum mic; Steinberg Groove Agent (Mac/Win) virtual drummer; Blue Sky ProDesk 2.1 close-field

plug-in bundle; QUICK PICKS: Northstar Productions Ancient Worlds sample CD-ROM; Big Fish Audio Things That Go Bump in the Night, vol. 2 sample CD; Miller Freeman Books Vintage Synthesizers (Second Edition); Mil Productions Modularing 2.01 (Mac) step-sequencer construction kit; Apogee Electronics Sesion Tools 2.0 (Mac/Win) studio management software March 2001 Cover Story: Sound By Design (the field of sound design)/ Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3 (how to use test equipment)/ Music for a Maharajah (how film composer Eric Beheim scored the 1921 silent movie The Indian Tomb in his home studio)/ Tech Page: Out of My Head (surround sound in stereo headphones)/ ProFile: Metal Machine Music (Chas Smith)/ Desktop Musician: Surviving the Upgrade Path (upgrading to a Power Mac G4)/ Square One: Whats in a Web Page?/ Working Musician: Getting It Online (sell your songs online)/ Recording Musician: The Earl of Whirl (recording a Leslie speaker cabinet)/ Final Mix: When a Divider is the Uniter (wearing multiple hats)/ REVIEWS: Yamaha AW4416 digital audio workstation; CreamWare PowerSampler 2.03 (Mac/Win) sampling system; Synthesis Technology MOTM modular analog synthesizer; Johnson Amplification J-Station guitar-amp modeler; MOTU FastLane-USB (Mac/Win) MIDI interface; TC Works TC VoiceTools 1.0 (Mac/Win NT) voiceprocessing/pitch-correction plug-ins; Ultrafunk Sonitus:fx2a (Win) DirectX/VST effects plug-ins; QUICK PICKS: Rhizomatic Software Absynth 1.02 (Mac) software synth; Big Fish Audio Helter Skelter sample CD; East West Quantum Leap Brass sample CD-ROM; Big Briar Moogerfooger CP-251 voltage control processor; MIT Press The Csound Book; Diamond Cut Productions Diamond Cut Live 4.59 (Win) audio restoration software; Apogee MasterTools 1.6 (TDM; Mac) bit-rate reduction plug-in February 2001 Breaking the Sound Barrier (top female industry pros Lora Hirschberg, Rachel Portman, K.K. Proffitt, and DJ Rap)/ Cover Story: The Big Squeeze (compression and hardware and software compressors)/ GM Modules for the Masses (the state of the General MIDI spec and reviews of ten GM sound modules)/ Master Class: Mastering MetaSynth (U&I Softwares MetaSynth 2.7)/ Tech Page: Vocal Modeling (physical modeling and the human voice)/ ProFile: Flood Advisory (Michael Oster)/ Desktop Musician: U Store It (digital-audio storage devices)/ Square One: The Next Big Thing (DVD-Audio)/ Working Musician: Realty Reality (renting rehearsal and recording spaces)/ Recording Musician: Scraping It Together (recording string ensembles and exotic bowed instruments)/ Final Mix: The Nine-Pound Hammer (coping with overwhelming workloads)/ REVIEWS: Fostex VF-16 portable digital studio; Soundscape Digital Technology R.Ed (Win) computer-based DAW; Kurzweil K2600 keyboard workstation; Focusrite Platinum MixMaster stereo dynamics processor; PreSonus Blue Tube

tube-mic preamp/DI; Steinberg WaveLab 3.0 (Win) multitrack audio editor; Ilio Entertainments Skippys Big Bad Beats and Retro Funk sample CDs; QUICK PICKS: Native Instruments Pro-52 (Mac/Win) software synth; Big Fish Audio Xperts of Techno sample CD; No Starch Press The Book of Linux Music and Sound; Waves C4 multiband parametric processor (TDM, Mac/Win); Sampleheads Dave Samuels Marimba and Vibes sample CD-ROM/audio CD; Discovery Firm World Groove sample CD; Steinberg Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V (Mac/Win) software synth January 2001 Score With QuickTime 4 (a video-scoring project)/ Cover Story: 2001 Editors Choice Awards/ Good Connections (audio cables)/ Production Values: The Making of the Moon (Brian Deck)/ ProFile: License to Groove (The Mind Club)/ Square One: Whos Driving? (audio drivers)/ Working Musician: Unsigned and Online (the advantages of e-commerce)/ Final Mix: It Aint Whatcha Do, Its the Way You Do It (fun versus interest in the personal studio)/ REVIEWS: NemeSys GigaStudio 160 2.0 (Win) software sampler; Waves L2 Ultramaximizer mastering limiter/normalizer; Steinberg Cubase VST/32 5.0 (Win) digital audio sequencer; AKG C 2000 B small-diaphragm condenser microphone; IK Multimedia GrooveMaker 2.0 (Mac/Win/BeOS) loop-based music generation software; Applied Acoustic Systems Tassman 1.2 (Win) software synthesizer; QUICK PICKS: Big Fish Audio Big Beat: Megaton Bomb, vol. 4 sample CD; Big Fish Audio Wall of Vinyl 3 sample CD; Prosoniq Time Factory (Mac/Win) time-scaling/pitchshifting software; Native Instruments B4 1.0 (Mac/Win) virtual tonewheel organ December 2000 Music for New Media (interactive music systems for games and the Internet)/ Cover Story: Cheap Thrills (EMs annual holiday gift guide)/ The Route Less Traveled (digital patch bays and routers)/ Circle Machines and Sequencers (the pioneering work of composer and inventor Raymond Scott)/ Tech Page: Over, Under, Sideways, Down (Dimension Audios 48-channel surround sound system)/ ProFile: Disappearing Act (Spring Heel Jack)/ Desktop Musician: The Beatnik Player/ Square One: Analog Boot Camp/ Final Mix: Play It Forward (bringing ideas to life with skilled producers ears)/ REVIEWS: Tascam MX2424 modular hard-disk recorder; Native Instruments Dynamo 1.0.1 (Mac/Win) software synth; JBL LSR28P powered monitors; Wave Mechanics Speed 1.0 (Mac/Win) time/pitch-shifting plug-in; Mindprint T-Comp stereo tube compressor; Media Assistance Audio Plug-Ins Pack 1 (Win) effects plug-ins; Lucid SRC9624 sample-rate converter; QUICK PICKS: MIT Press Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound book; East West Symphonic Adventures sample CD; Rarefaction RovaMatic (Mac/Win) sample CD-ROM; BitHeadz Osmosis 1.12 (Mac/Win) sample-conversion utility; FXpansion VST-DX Adapter 2.1 (Win) VST-to-DirectX converter; Electrix EQ Killer modular signal processor; M Audio
CO3 digital audio format converter; Digidesign Access Virus TDM (Mac/Win) analog synth plug-in November 2000 Java Jive (how to use the Java programming language with your music)/ Cover Story: Mixed Signals (signal flow and mixer topology)/ Master Class: Proteus Power (E-mu Proteus 2000)/ Production Values: Getting Signed Online (the band Fisher)/ ProFile: Orso Changes Its Tune (Orso)/ Square One: Phase One (the difference between phase and polarity)/ Working Musician: Navigating the A&R Jungle/ Final Mix: Takin My Time (fine art in a deadline-driven production environment)/ REVIEWS: Roland VG-88 guitar-modeling system; Swissonic USB Studio/D audio interface; Microtech Gefell M 930 large-diaphragm condenser mic; Emagic ES1 (Mac/Win) synth plug-in; Hafler M5 close-field reference monitors; Audio Simulation Dream Station 1.0 (Win) software synthesizer; Metasonix TS-21 Hellfire Modulator tube signal proessor; Langevin Dual Vocal Combo voice processor; Masterbits Sound Clips 12,000, vol. 1 sample library; Yamaha PLG Series plug-in synthesis cards; QUICK PICKS: Drag and Drop Musician Drag and Drop Drummer (Win) drum-loop CD; Midiman Midisport 2x2 USB (Mac/Win) MIDI interface; Electrix Filter Queen analog filter; Northstar Productions Russian Masters sample CD-ROM; Kellar Bass Systems Jam Bass e28 MIDI controller October 2000 Master Class: Get It In Print (tips for using music-notation software)/Cover Story: Youre Surrounded (surround sound for musicians)/The Real Thing (hiring a symphony orchestra via Internet)/Master Class: Building Blocks (build your own synth software with Csound)/Tech Page: Musical Shoes (the use of shoes as music generators)/Pro/File: Walls and Bridges (Emily Bezars music)/Desktop Musician: Windows Media Audio (Microsofts answer to RealNetwors and MP3 formats)/Square One: Spectral Vistas (enhancing your smixes using acoustic viability)/Working Musician: The E-business Legal Checklist (how to legally set up and run your online business)/Operation Help: Expert Advice/Final Mix: Where Ideas Come From/Yamaha A5000 sampling module/Mark of the Unicorn Digital Performance 2.7 (Mac) digital audio sequencer/Joemeek Pro Channel VC3Q voice processor/Antares Microphone Modeler 1.1 (Mac/Win) mic-modeling plug-in/Korg Oasys 1.01 (Mac/Win) DSP synthesis engine/audio interface/Software Technology VAZ Modular 2.1 (Win) software synhesizer/Boss VF-1 multi-effects processor/AKG C 3000 largediaphragm condenser microphone/Arboretum Harmony 1.0 (Mac) pitch corrector/harmonizer/QUICK PICKS: Steinberg Model-E 1.0 (Mac/Win) VST instrument plug-in/Virtual Reality Sound Corp. 3D Pipes sample CD/Discovery Firm The Legend of China sample CD/Auralex Acoustics Max-Wall modular acoustic environment

2.2(Mac/Win) music-generating software/Technosaurus Microcon and Cyclodonanalog/synth sequencer/Sounds Logical WaveWarp 1.2 (Win)-effects-processing software/Koblo Studio9000 2.5 (Mac) software synthesizer/Quick Pics (Sampleheads Rhythm of the Americas: Latin Drums, Lucid ADA8824 A/D/A converter, Big Fish Audio Pod (Win ) sample CD-Rom, Best Service Total Piano sample CD-Rom, Steinberg Sounds and Cycles (Mac/Win) sample-loop library May 2000 The Electronic Century, Part 4: The Seeds of the Future (key developments in MIDI, synthesis, sampling, and music software; five music-technology experts share their vision of the future)/ Cover Story: Caught in the Act (how to record live music using commonly available, affordable equipment)/ Master Class: The Splittin Image (how to turn a mono sample into a synthesized stereo instrument thats still mono-compatible)/ Tech Page: Quantum Mirage (IBMs advances in nanotechnology)/ Desktop Musician: Bit by Bit (how to make high-quality digital audio transfers)/ Square One: Downloadable Sounds/ Working Musician: Taking Your Music Abroad/ Final Mix: DUI, GUI, FUI! (the importance of achieving tactile control over computer software features)/ REVIEWS: Roland VM-3100Pro digital mixer; Native Instruments Transformator 1.0 (Mac/Win) modular sampling software/ TC Electronic M-One and D-Two multi-effects processors/ Cakewalk Pro Audio 9.0 (Win) digital audio sequencer/ Lexicon MPX-500 multi-effects processor/ BitHeadz Voodoo 1.1 (Mac/Win) software drum machine/ Waves Native Power Pack II (Mac/Win) DSP plug-in bundle; Kurzweil ExpressionMate ribbon controller; QUICK PICKS: Antares Auto-Tune 1.6 (Mac/Win) plug-in; Cyberwave EMS Waveplant (Mac/Win) sample CD-ROM; AIPL WarmTone (Win) DirectX plug-in; NemeSys GigaHarp and Upright Acoustic Bass sample CD-ROMs; GrooveAdemics Jazz Rock Inversion sample CD; Big Fish Audio Roots of India sample CD April 2000 Silencing Sibilance (what de-essers are and how to use them; a comparison of the Drawmer MX50 and SPL 9629; how to construct a de-esser using EQ and a compressor)/ Cover Story: Making Tracks (multitrack audio-editing software and a comparison of six top Windows programs)/ Out of the Bottle (interview with producer/composer/keyboardist David Frank)/ The Electronic Century, Part 3: Computers and Analog Synthesizers (the people, products, and companies that made electronic music practical)/ Tech Page: Music on the Brain (the development of a brain-to-audio converter)/ Desktop Musician: Double Vision (using two video monitors instead of one)/ Square One: Spare Interchange (the features and capabilities of digital audiotransfer formats: word clock, AES/EBU, S/PDIF, ADAT Optical, and TDIF)/ Web Page: Mission Control, We Have Liftoff! (an online recording session with Rocket Network)/ Operation Help: Expert Advice (tips from Alesis, Emagic, and Sonic Foundry

A Day in the Life: Mix Magic on Music Row (Nashville mix engineer Chuck Ainlay shares his thoughts and mixing techniques)/ Cover Story: All Gadgets Great and Small (EMs annual holiday gift guide)/ Lifes a Batch (roundup of batch processors)/ Ready, Willing, and Label (CD-labeling kits)/ ProFile: File Under Heavy (Genaside II)/ Tech Page: Auld Lang Syne (a look back at technologies covered in past columns)/ Square One: Surrounded by Sound (mixing for 5.1 surround)/ Working Musician: Moving Units Online (sell your music through Internet retail sites)/ Performing Musician: Taming the Elements with MIDI (computer-controlled mechanical instruments by Trimpin)/ Final Mix: Plans that Come to Naught (some projects are more difficult to complete than others)/ REVIEWS: Yamaha FS1R tone module; Steinberg ReCycle 1.7 (Mac/Win) loop editor; Rde NTV tube microphone; Minnetonka MxTrax 2.4.4 (Win) multitrack recording software; NHTPro A-10 active monitoring system; Focusrite Platinum ComPounder 2-channel dynamics processor; Algorithmix Sound Laundry 2.1b (Win) audio restoration software; Apogee PSX-100 and Rosetta digital converters; QUICK PICKS: Ego Systems Dr. D universal signal converter; Steinberg FreeFilter (Mac/Win) one-third-octave EQ plug-in; Arboretum Systems Restoration-NR 1.1.0 (Win) noise-reduction software; Keyfax Guitar Grooves (Mac/Win) Standard MIDI Files; Carl Martin Compressor/Limiter dynamics pedal November 1999 What's Up with Dat? (the state of DAT recorders and a look at seven units from Fostex, HHB, Panasonic, Sony, and Tascam)/ Cover Story: You're on the Air (tips for producing station IDs, promos, and commercial spots in a personal studio from two Los Angeles broadcast engineers)/ All the World's a Stage (three livesound engineers offer tips for miking world percussion instruments and recommend microphones)/ ProFile: Hell is for Chillin' (Ming + FS)/ Tech Page: XML Marks the Spot (a new Web language and what it means for music distribution)/ Desktop Musician: Comping a Vocal Track (create a "perfect" vocal track with audio-editing software)/ Square One: A World in a Grain of Sound (the basics of granular synthesis)/ Working Musician: Get Started with ECommerce (creating and using a Web site for self-promotion)/ Performing Musician: Monitoring Perfection (using stage monitors)/ Final Mix: It's the Law (the inviolate law of production, which is good, fast, cheap: pick any two)/ REVIEWS: Akai Professional S5000 and S6000 stereo samplers; Mixman Technologies Mixman Studio Pro 3.0 (Win) remixing software; Cakewalk/Peavey StudioMix MIDI control surface; TC Works Spark 1.01 (Mac) stereo audio editor; Korg Electribe ER-1 and EA-1 rhythm synth and analog-modeling synth; DAI Space Station Pro 1.41 (Win/DOS) software sampler; Big Briar Moogerfooger MF102/DACS FREQue ring modulators; McDSP FilterBank 1.04 (TDM/AudioSuite) EQ plug-in; QUICK PICKS: Kurzweil SynthScapes sample CD; Steinberg
Spectralizer (Mac/Win); Keyfax Modular Madness Standard MIDI Files (Mac/Win); Kurzweil Bass Gallery sample CD October 1999 Life in the Slow Lane (learn or transcribe songs with hardware and software recorders that use time-compression technology)/ Cover Story: Equal Time (types and applications of equalizers, plus 14 EQ tips from the pros)/ Mastering Continuity (how to create a consistent master tape from varied source materials)/ DIY: Build the EM -10/+4 Level Converter (how to build a converter box for +4 dBu pro gear and -10 dBV semipro/consumer gear)/ Tech Page: Nonvolatile RAM (the possibilities of RAM)/ Desktop Musician: Interactive Web Music (create music that follows mouse movements)/ Square One: Fractals and Music (the science of fractals as it applies to creating music)/ Recording Musician: Recording Electric Guitar/ Working Musician: Ocean of Promotion (music-promotion tips for small budgets)/ Performing Musician: Music for Airports on Stage (the New York ensemble Bang on a Can performs Brian Eno's ambient masterpiece live)/Final Mix: Pass the Salt, Please (beware of the hype in marketing claims based on truth)/ REVIEWS: Alesis QS8.1 keyboard synthesizer; Tracer Technologies DC-ART 32 3.06 (Win) audio restoration software; BLUE Blueberry large-diaphragm condenser microphone; Cycling '74 Pluggo 1.04 (Mac) VST plug-ins/patch converter; Generalmusic Equinox 61 synthesizer workstation; HHB Radius 20 and Radius 30 tube parametric EQ and tube compressor; Aardvark Aark 20/20+ (Win) hard-disk recording system; Etek NoteMix MA 400 portable powered mixer; QUICK PICKS: USB Raricussions (Mac/Win); PreSonus MP20 preamp; MicroBoards AudioWrite Pro CD-R (Mac/Win); Beatboy Ramon Yslas Contemporary Percussion and Drums (Mac/Win) September 1999 Dance of the Dead (the process of scoring LucasArts adventure game Grim Fandango)/ Cover Story: The Path of Least Resistance (voice processors configuration and application, plus evaluations of dbx 1086, Drawmer MX60. Focusrite Platinum VoiceMaster, HHB Radius 40, and LA Audio PS-1)/ Production Values: Divas Choice (Arif Mardin on his 30+ years of music production)/ Tech Page: Microscopic Microphones (Hans-Elias de Brees tiny Microflown may revolutionize mic technology)/ Desktop Musician: Talk is Cheap (talk to your Mac and make it do your musical bidding)/ Square One: Picture Perfect Sound (keeping audio synched with film and video)/ Recording Musician: Hella a Cappella (capture a cappella vocals)/ Working Musician: Expose Yourself (market your indy CD without blowing the bank)/ Final Mix: Information, Please (five steps to better documentation)/ REVIEWS: E-Mu Proteus 2000 sound module; Creamware Pulsar (Win) DSP Engine; Shure KSM32/SL condenser mic; Alesis DM Pro drum module; Frontier Design Dakota and Tango24 multichannel digital audio card/8-channel A/D/A converter;

Values: In the Studio with George Duke / QuickTime Closeup (musical applications of QuickTime 3)/ DIY: Build the EM Pop Filter (construct a homemade vocal mic filter)/ JAM Headliner: Sounds Like a Winner (conducting a professional sound check); JAM Vox: Perfect Mic Technique/ JAM Riffs: Drum Style Checklist (essential musical styles for freelance drummers)/ JAM Tech: Strange Bedfellows (Shafqat Ali Khan, David Wessel, and Matt Wright perform)/ JAM House: Dialing In a Stellar Mix (tips for audio engineers)/ ProFile: Sound but No Picture (David Slusser)/ Tech Page: I Want to Take You Higher (sampling rates and audio quality)/ Desktop Musician: Jammin Over the Net (virtual gigs on the Internet)/ Service Clinic: Eliminating the Obvious (approaches to troubleshooting)/ Final Mix: Whos the Boss? (using technology productively)/ REVIEWS: Yamaha O1V digital mixing console; Fostex FD-4 hard-disk recorder; Sonorus StudI/O multichannel digital audio card; Korg SGproX stage piano/master controller; Cycling 74 MSP (Mac) audio extensions for MAX; Xavier Serra smsTools (Win) analysis/resynthesis software; Opcode Studio 64 XTC MIDI interface/patch bay/synchronizer; Telex Cobalt SE60 electret condenser mic; QUICK PICKS: Gadget Labs WaveWARM; Discovery Firm From East Europe; HHB CDR-800; AMG Tony Mason.Steamin; Zero-G Deepest India September 1998 Days of Future Passed (90s spin on Chamberlins and Mellotrons)/ Cover Story: Attack of the Cardioids (large-diaphragm condenser mic faceoff)/ Sampling Strings/ Know the Score (primer on scoring to picture)/ ProFile: Music of the Moment (Job)/ Desktop Musician: What's Cooking at IRCAM?/ Square One: All about Additive (additive synthesis)/ Working Musician: Publishing 101 (information and tips about publishing contracts)/ Operation Help: Expert Advice (Emagic Logic Audio; Sonic Foundry Acoustic Modeler; RealAudio; Sonic Foundry Sound Forge; U&I MetaSynth; studio montors' room response controls)/ Final Mix: It's Around Here Somewhere (digital audio products should include asset management)/ REVIEWS: Ensoniq PARIS DAW; Alesis XT20 and LX20 20bit multitracks; Cakewalk Metro 4 digital audio sequencer; Korg N1 keyboard synth; Canam Quartz Studio digital audio software; Best Service Advanced Orchestra sample library; Opcode fusion:EFFECTS DSP plug-ins; Hafler TRM8 powered monitors; Gadget Labs Wave/4 audio card; QUICK PICKS: F7 Sound and Vision Concept:FX vol. 1; Discovery Firm TR-808/TR-909 ; Masterbits Add Lips Vocals vol 3; Pocket Fuel Rhythmic Architectural Design System August 1998 Digital Audio Evangelists (A/D and D/A converter face-off)/ Cover Story: Process This! (effects processing primer)/ Production Values: If You Knew Suzie (interview with Suzie Katayama, arranger & conductor)/ JAM Feature: Signals in the Air (wireless systems)/ JAM Vox: Planes, Trains, and Vocal Fatigue (caring

for your voice while on the road)/ JAM Riffs: Preventive Medicine for Road Gear (caring for keyboards on the road)/ Pro/File: Water World (Dan Stark's Liquid Life )/ Tech Page: Whatever Floats your Boat (floating-point vs. fixed-point processing)/ Desktop Musician: Movin on Up (precautions before upgrading your Mac)/ Working Musician: Rules of the Road (planning & booking a tour)/ Final Mix: Getting Down in Surround (thoughts on mixing for surround sound)/ REVIEWS: Korg D8 multitrack hard-disk recorder; U & I Software MetaSynth sound-design software; PreSonus ACP-22 dual compressor/limiter/gate; Yamaha MU100R sound module; Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro (Win) multitrack recording software; Mutronics Mutator analog filter; Bag End Infrasub-18 powered subwoofer; QUICK PICKS: Discovery Firm Discovery Keyboards; Equi=Tech ET1R; Zero G Guitar Odyssey; East West Drum n Bass Construction Kits July 1998 Off the Beaten Path (exhibition soundscape design)/ Cover Story: Build a Personal Studio on Any Budget (recommended components on four budgets, with and without computer)/ Launching into Cyberspace (preparing audio files for the Internet)/ Production Values: Mixer with the Midas Touch (interview with Bob Clearmountain)/ Pro/File: Cart before the Horse (local band bhoss forms through the course of recording)/ Tech Page: CD? No, DVD!/ Desktop Musician: Mass Storage for Musicians (back-up and storage options)/ Square One: Space Savers (codecs for Internet audio delivery)/ Working Musician: Booking Basics (how to get local gigs)/ Final Mix: Whither Ghost Apple? (the anguish of maintaining loyalty to Macintosh)/ REVIEWS: Akai DPS12 modular hard-disk recorder; Emagic Logic Audio 3.0; Digitech S100 multi-effects processor; Soundscape Digital SSHDR1-Plus 2.0 hard-disk recorder; dbx MC6 stereo compressor; Jomox Xbase 09 analog drum machine; Daking 52270 mic preamp/EQ; Magix Music Studio Deluxe digital audio sequencer; Waves MaxxBass bass enhancement plug-in; Alternate Mode drumKAT Turbo MIDI percussion controller; Quick Picks: Sounds Good AB Roots Reggae; Discovery Firm Sound Effects; Power Technology DSP FX Visual Pro Audio 3.2; USB Mediterranean Instruments; Dan Dean Bass Collection vol. 2 June 1998 Cover Story: Is the SM58 Still King? (dynamic mic face-off)/ All Together Now (sampling instrumental ensembles)/ A Day in the Life: Diary of a Song Session (step-by-step procedure for a demo session)/ JAM (focus: tuning/intonation)/ JAM feature: The Buzz on Tuning (Buzz Feitens revolutionary new guitar tuning system)/ ProFile: Bits and Pieces (Lecture on Nothing)/ Desktop Musician: Streaming MIDI (creating Web music that can play in real time)/ Recording Musician: Rolling Thunder (techniques for recording electric bass)/ Working Musician: Buried Treasures (low-profile composing gigs)/ Service Clinic: The Big
Picture (organizing the service process)/ Final Mix: Whats in a Word? (doubletalk in product specs)/ REVIEWS: Fostex D-90; Sonic Foundry Acoustics Modeler; Akai MPC2000; Event Electronics Gina; Musicians Ear Chord Transcriber; Quick Picks: Sampleheads NYC Percussionworks; East-West Communications Electronica; Spectrasonics Liquid Grooves; AMG Steve White: On the Beaten Track May 1998 Look Before You Leap (preparation for a Web music project)/ Cover Story: In Your Face Mixing (pointers on creating mixes that shine)/ Plug In, Turn On, Space Out (reverb plug-in face-off)/ Tech Page: No GUTS, No Glory (new IBM 1 GHz chip)/ Desktop Musician: Back to School Online (educational Web sites on electronic music)/ Recording Musician: Will the Signal Be Unbroken? (studio adapters)/ Square One: Music by the Numbers (algorithms)/ Working Musician: Sonic Web Weavers (careers in Web music)/ Operation Help (tips for Cakewalk, ReBirth, DA-88 and Darwin)/ Final Mix: Its in the Air (only transducers really deal with sound)/ REVIEWS: Big Briar Ethervox theremin; Wavefront Travel Case theremin; TC Electronic G-Force; Steinberg ReBirth RB-338 1.5; Encore Expressionist; Symetrix 628; GeneralMusic RealPiano Pro 2; Avalon VT-737; Quick Picks: Virtual Reality 3D SFX vol. 1; Bolder Sounds Granular vol. 2; Quantum Leap Guitar and Bass; Q Up Arts Kit Watkins: Ambient Realms April 1998 Six-String Computer Tutors (guitar-instruction CD-ROM plus Optek Smartlight guitar faceoff)/ Cover Story: Workhorse Workstations (keyboard workstation faceoff)/ Software Synths on Parade (faceoff)/ JAM (focus: warming up)/ ProFile: Old World in a New Time (Mike Curtis Klezmer Quartet)/ Tech Page: Sleepless in Santorini (april fool's)/ Recording Musician: Studio Leapfrog (studio hopping)/ Square One: Modulation 101 (synth modulation programming)/ Working Musician: Doing It from a Distance (be a pro anywhere you are)/ Service Clinic: Learn the Miller Method (Peter Miller tech advice)/ Final Mix: All Studios, Great and Small (Bugs Bunny metaphors)/ REVIEWS: Novation Super Bass Station sound module; Focusrite Green 5 Channel Strip processor; Yamaha G50 guitar MIDI converter; Korg DL8000R digital multitap delay; Steinberg DSP plug-ins (Mac/Win); Coda Music Technology Vivace Practice Studio (Mac/Win) practice system; Rode NT1 large-diaphragm condenser mic; Quick Picks: Q Up Arts Latin Groove Factory; Spectrasonics Burning Grooves; AMG Guitarras Atomicas; East-West Hypnotica sample CD-ROMs March 1998 Wild Things (field recording for sampling, sound design)/ Cover Story: The CDR Software Cook-Off (Mac & PC face-off)/ Playing the Slots (PC digital-only sound card face-off)/ In the Kitsch-en with the Moog Cookbook (interview with

Master Tracks Pro Audio 1.0 (Windows digital audio sequencer); Earthworks TC40K (condenser microphone) September 1997 Creative Space: Garage Band (John Taylor's personal studio)/ Cover Story: Songwriter's Summit (four songwriter talk about their craft)/ Surfing the Pipeline (streaming audio on the Web)/ JAM 3 (saving your voice, live guitar sound, picking bass cabinets, mixing from the stage, DIY drum accessories)/ Desktop Musician: Be There Now (BeOS)/ Recording Musician: Standing Strong (mic stands)/ Square One: Marion the Editor/Librarian (organize your MIDI studio with editor/librarians)/ Tech Page: Quantum Computing (incorporating quantum mechanics into computer functions)/ REVIEWS: Diamond Audio S2 HPM-4100 (active monitor system); E-mu Carnaval (sound module); Emagic Zap 1.1.2/Waves TrackPac-Pro 1.11 (audio-file compactors); Line 6 AxSys (guitar amp); Sound Factory Power Hits (sample CD); Sweetwater Sound Ultimate Guitars (sample library) August 1997 Diva Mix (mixing En Vogue)/ Cover Story: Picture This! (desktop sound, music, dialog editing and time code for film)/ Time Machines (sampling harpsichords, clavichords, and pipe organs)/Reaching for the Stars (rich man/poor man compressor face-off)/ Pro/File: Dark Spirits (Lycia)/ Desktop Musician: From Desktop to Disc (preparing masters for CD replication)/ Recording Musician: Creative Drum EQ/ Working Musician: Publisher's Roundtable/ Tech Page: Good Vibes (Tactile transducers reduce SPLs)/ REVIEWS: Digidesign Pro Tools 4.0 (Mac) (digital audio editor); Roland JP-8000 synthesizer; Nightpro EQ3-D (dual-channel equalizer); Tracer DART Pro (Win) (noise-reduction software); Spectrasonics Distorted Reality (sample CD-ROM); Ambiance Acoustics California Cubes (close-field monitors) July 1997 That Bacharach Touch (a loving ode to our musical father)/Cover Story: Mad for the Mini! (Minidisc faceoff)/Anatomy of a Mix/Shockwave on a Shoestring (preparing audio for the net)/Pro/File: Beach Party Bingo (Aqua Velvets)/Desktop Musician: World Premiere (multimedia editing on Adobe Premiere)/Recording Musician: Avoiding Phase Cancellation/Square One: Going Direct (direct boxes)/Working Musician: The Selling of Self (personality marketing)/Service Clinic: Step on It (DIY footpedals)/Tech Page: Balancing Act (balanced DSP technology)/REVIEWS: Genelec 1029A/1091A (monitors); MOTU Digital Performer 2.0 (digital audio sequencer); RDE Classic (tube condenser microphone; Frontier Design Group WaveCenter for Windows (digital audio interface card); Peavey Spectrum Bass II (sound module); Larry Washington Big Fat Beats & Loops sample CD; Binari Sonori Sound SuperEdit 1.0 for Mac (batch

audio-file processor); TASCAM DA-P1 (portable DAT recorder); Coda Finale 3.7.2 for Mac (notation software); Yamaha REV500 (digital reverb); L2 Platinum Sounds (sound-effects library) June 1997 Heavenly Tones (7 guitarists discuss their rigs, recording styles)/Rich Man, Poor Man (4 high-end, 4 low-end mic preamps)/Jailhouse Rock (Bobby BeauSoleil records in prison)/Cover Story: Fix it in the Mix (repairing tracks during mixdown)/ProFile: Vintage Vanguard (Acme Rocket Quartet)/Desktop Musician: Microsoft DirectX Media/Service Clinic: Dinosaur Quarry, Pt. 2/Square One: Get on the SCSI Bus/Recording Musician: The ABCs of Recording (alphabet)/Working Musician: Timing is Everything (timing a CD release)/Tech Page: Audio Service Bureau (online DSP)/REVIEWS: Lexicon MPX 1 multieffects processor; Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 4.0a (Win) digital audio editor; TC Electronic Finalizer mastering processor; Novation DrumStation Rack drum module; Waves AudioTrack v. 2.2 (Mac) EQ/compressor plug-in; A.R.T. Pro VLA 2-ch. tube compressor; Niche Automation Station; MIDI controller May 1997 Hidden Gems (NAMM digital audio underdogs)/Cover Story: Capturing the Classics (recording live classical music)/Creative Space: Home Electronics (David Michael Matuch's studio & music: he's got muscular dystrophy)/JAM 2 (Portable PA faceoff, mic technique, amp faceoff, working with piano samples, 5string bass tips, cymbal-purchasing tips, multimedia performance, working with sound people)/Pro/File: Head Space (Paedon)/Working Musician: Words and Music/Desktop Musician: Multimedia Gets a Speed Boost/Recording Musician: Ready, Set, Compress!/Service Clinic: Dinosaur Quarry (Q&A)/Tech Page: The Next Speaker (NXT flat-panel speakers)/REVIEWS: Kawai K5000W synth; William Coakley Perfect Piano Series, Vols. 1&2, Soundtrek The Jammer Professional 2.08 (Win); Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor (compressor/tapesaturation emulator); Yamaha P50-m piano module; Zefiro Acoustics ZA2 (Win); Sound Werx Vortexual Amplitude sample CD April 1997 Master Class: A Piece of Cake (Cakewalk Pro Audio)/Cover Story: Dream Dates (choosing between MiniDisc, MDMs, M-HDRs, DAWs)/Organic Chemistry (sampling the B-3)/ Production Values: Musical Chairs (Charlie Peacock)/Pro/File: Summertime Blues (Ronnie Po)/ Desktop Musician: Plugging into AudioSuite/Working Musician: Schoolhouse Rock (teaching music)/Recording Musician: Acoustic Guitar EQ/Square One: Hard-Disk Recording/Tech Page: Hypernet/REVIEWS: Digidesign Pro Tools Project (Mac); Korg N364 (keyboard); Sonic Arts Sounds of the '70s sample CD; Symetrix 551E

technologies)/DIY: Build a Better Bass Trap/ProFile: Nomadic Tribe (The Vatchers)/Square One: Nearer My Monitor to Thee/Working Musician: Showcasing for A&R/Multimedia Musician: Family Portraits/Service Clinic: Soldering, Part 1/Tech Page: Nifty Notation (NIFF)/REVIEWS: Alesis QuadraVerb 2; Audix OM-5; Steinberg Time Bandit 1.5 (Mac); Barbetta Sona 32C Pro; D.A.L. FastEddie 3.33; The Digital Kitchen Definitive Grooves; Studio Electronics SE-1; Lexicon Reflex May 1995 Pop Charts (Richard Carpenter)/Cover Story: The MIDI Samba (world-beat sequencing)/Production Values: Renaissance Man (Bill Nelson)/DIY: Build the EM Optical Theremin/ProFile: Quite Contrary (Her Majesty the Baby)/Square One: Microphonic Machinations/Multimedia Musician: VuJack City/Working Musician: Dissecting a Deal/Service Clinic: Do-It-Yourself Service, Part 2/Recording Musician: Faking It/Tech Page: XM Marks the Spot/REVIEWS: Yamaha W5; Neumann KM 184; Lexicon PCM 80; Twelve Tone Systems Cakewalk Pro 3.0 (Win); EMAGIC Logic Audio 2.0 (Mac); Yorkville 300K; ddrum ddrum 3; IRCAM SVP 1.2 (Mac) April 1995 Historical Notes (MIDI production on documentary soundtrack)/Cover Story: Mighty Mics (dynamic mics under $200)/Six-String Sequencing (MIDI guitar performance)/A Day in the Life: House Party (Al Eaton)/ProFile: Dreamwalking (Paul Haslinger)/Multimedia Musician: JumpCut Orchestra/Working Musician: Welcome to the Jungle/Square One: EQ Explained/Service Clinic: Do-It-Yourself Service, Part 1/Tech Page: Fuzzy MIDI/REVIEWS: Korg WD1 Wavedrum; BOSS RV-70; Cool Shoes and DrumTrax Drum Libraries; Opcode Overture (Mac); DigiTech DHP-33; Big Fish Ross Garfield Drums; Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 3.0 (Windows) March 1995 All Mixed Up, Part 2: Tone Sculptures/Cover Story: Tabletop Orchestras (general MIDI module shoot out)/Production Values: Flying Solo in a Deep Cave (Patrick O'Hearn)/The MIDI Polka (MIDI accordions)/ProFile: Taylor-Made (Taylor 808)/Service Clinic: Technician's Tool School/Multimedia Musician: Spinning Through Kaleidospace/Working Musician: The Face Behind the Curtain/Tech Page: Zippity Doo Dah/REVIEWS: Ensoniq KT-88/3D Sound The Piano CDROM/A.R.T. RXR Elite/Turtle Beach Quad Studio 1.0 (Windows)/Massey SoundMorph 1.08 (Mac)/Yamaha RY20/PG Music Band-in-a-Box Pro 6.0 (Windows) February 1995

Processing/Computer Musician: Multimedia Sound/Working Musician: Solo MIDI Performance/Recording Musician: The Patch Bay/Service Clinic/REVIEWS: Roland JV-80 Synthesizer; Fostex X-18 Multitracker; Peavey SP Sample Player/Steinberg Avalon 2.0 (Atari ST); Opcode Galaxy Plus Editors 1.2; Clarity Retro and PAiA MV-8 April 1992 MIDI Enters the Classroom/Playing for Profit/Stomp Boxes: The EM Guide to Floor Pedal Effects/Programming the Casio CZ-101/From the Top: Sequencing Made Easy (Part 2)/Computer Musician: The Software Design Process/Recording Musician: Maximizing Your Mixer/Working Musician: Booking a Commercial Studio/Service Clinic/REVIEWS: E-mu Proteus MPS; Digidesign Pro Tools; Digitech The Vocalist; Doepfer LMK-3; Piano Proficiency Software: Software Toolworks Miracle Piano Teaching System; Temporal Acuity Products PianoWorks; Fast Fingers MIDI Keyboard Lessons March 1992 The Virtuoso Sequencist/Music Boxes: Which Computer is Best for Your Music?/Back to the Future: Analog, Hybrid, and Digital Synths/DIY: Build the EM Fingerdrum/From the Top: Sequencing Made Easy (Part 1)/Working Musician: MIDI Monitor Mixes/Recording Musician: Tracking Synths/Computer Musician: The Opcode MIDI System/REVIEWS: Kurzweil K2000; Passport Audio Trax; Opcode Studio 5; Digitech DSP-256XL; Hologramophone Hyperchord and Pixound; Audix HRM-3 studio monitors February 1992 War of the Worlds: The Guitar Unbound; No Strings Attached/In Control: MIDI Machine Control/Intimate References: The EM Guide to Headphones/The MIDI Trap: Why Does So Much MIDI-based Music Sound Bad?/From the Top: The EM Glossary/Computer Musician: Standard MIDI Files/Working Musician: Comprehending Copyright/Recording Musician: In Good Voice/Service Clinic/REVIEWS: MTU Microsound; Alesis D4 Drum Module; Vestax MR44 Multitrack Recorder; Roland RSP-550 Signal Processor; Dr. T's KCS 3.5; ART Multiverb Alpha Signal Processor; Stratus Sounds for the Akai S1000 January 1992 Money for Music/Working Through the Maze: The Equipment Buying Pro cess/Shifting Perspectives/Crushing Grooves: The Art of Deejay Mixing/From the Top: Making Waves/Computer Musician: Apple System 7.0/Service Clinic/REVIEWS: Korg 01/W Music Workstation; Fostex X-28 Ministudio; Peavey Pro-Fex Multi-effects Processor; Dr. T's X-oR 2.0 (Mac); Bag End TA-15D Speakers; Sample Disks for Ensoniq EPS; Gallien-Krueger 100MPL MIDI-
Controlled Guitar Preamp; Anatek Pocket Curve and Pocket Mapper; Opcode Track Chart 1.0.1 December 1991 EM Guide to Microphones/When Worlds Collide/Production Tips: How to Juggle Music and Musicians/A Season of Dreams/The Computer Musician: Microsoft DOS 5.0/From the Top: Hard-Disk Recording/REVIEWS: Peavey DPM-2 Synthesizer; Cheetah MD16 Drum Machine; Akai EWI 3000 Wind Controller/Oberheimes Drummer and Strummer; Cool Shoes Sound Globs 3.0 (PC); Korg A5 Multi-FX Signal Processor/Fatar Studio 88 Plus Keyboard Contoller November 1991 Legal Beagles: How Lawyers Hunt Record Deals/Making Multimedia/The Last Noise Reduction Article (Part 2)/DIY: Build a MIDI Interface for the Sound Blaster Card/From the Top: Microphones Made Easy/The Computer Musician: Computer Movies/Service Clinic/REVIEWS: Ensoniq SQ-2 and SD-1 Synthesizers; Fostex 280 Multitracker; Yamaha RY30 Rhythm Programmer; JLCooper CS-1 Control Station; Dr. T's The Copyist; Korg Wavestation A/D Vector Synthesizer; Marshall SE100 Speaker Emulation System October 1991 MIDI Guitar Magic/Vector Programming Workshop (Part 2): Yamaha SY22 and TG33/Studio Toys: The EM Guide to Digital Effects Processors/The Last Noise Reduction Article (Part 1)/DIY SPUD: Build a MIDI On/Off Pedal/The Computer Musician: ARexx for the Amiga/From the Top: MIDI Guitars/Service Clinic/REVIEWS: Yamaha SY99; Korg A1 Performance Signal Processor; Rolls MP-45 and ADA MP-1 Guitar Preamplifiers; Buchla Lightning MIDI Controller; Great Wave Concertware+MIDI 5.14 (Mac); JBL Control Micro Monitor System; Yamaha S8M Studio Monitors September 1991 Electronic Orchestration/EM Guide to Notation Software/Fundamentals of MIDI Mixing/Vector Programming Workshop (Part 1): The Korg Wavestation/The Speaker of the House/DIY: Fun Under Pressure/The Computer Musician: Physical Modeling/From the Top: Drum Machines Demystified/Service Clinic/REVIEWS: Roland JD-800; Rocktron Intellifex; The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks Bars&Pipes Professional 1.0c (Amiga); Roland Studio M; Soundcraft Spirit Studio; Symbolic Sound Kyma System (IBM); Midisoft Studio 2.02 (IBM); InVision Interactive Protologic August 1991

Going Online: A Guide to Electronic Bulletin Board Systems/EM Guide to Keyboard Synthesizers/Nightmare on MIDI Street: Insuring Your Gear/Signal Processing Today (Part 5): Understanding Amplitude Modulation/The Computer Musician: Optical Disks/DIY: Merging With the Integrated MIDI Process-or(IMP)/REVIEWS: E-mu Proformance/1+; JLCooper Synapse; Musonix Cuecube; Shure VP88 Microphone; Korg Wavestation Vector Synthesizer; Digidesign Deck 4-Track Recording Software (Mac); Yamaha SY22 Vector Synthesizer October 1990 Going Tapeless: Hard-Disk Recording and Editing/The Legend of Digital Audio/Signal Processing Today (Part 4): Fun With Filters/Keeping It Digital: Digital Audio Interfacing/Tales From the Trenches: Using Hard-Disk Recording in the Studio/The Computer Musician: Conversing With Your Printer/REVIEWS: Zoom 9002 Multi-effects Processor; PG Music Band-in-a-Box; RAM Cartridges for the Kawai K4; Ensoniq SQ-1 Personal Music Studio; Dr. T's Beyond Sequencing Software (Mac); Ensoniq VFXSD Version II September 1990 The Computer Musician: MIDI Interfaces for the IBM PC/Studio, Sweet Studio/Signal Processing Today (Part 3): The Dimensions of Delay/EM's Guide to Music Education Software/DIY: E-mu Emax Channel Output Modification/REVIEWS: Mark of the Unicorn MIDI Time Piece; Sound Quest MIDI Quest Universal Editor/Librarian; Opcode Systems EZ Vision; Roland D70 Super L/A Synthesizer; Spectral Synthesis Synth Engine; MiBAC V.1.2 Jazz Improvisation Software August 1990 DIY: The Retro-Regenerator/Making the Groove/Drum Machine Buyer's Guide/The Search for the Perfect Beat/Signal Processing Today (Part 2): The Magic of Real-Time MIDI Control/REVIEWS: Drum KAT MIDI Percussion Controller V. 2.0; Niche Audio Control Module (ACM); Valhala Sampling CDs; Kawai EQ-8 Parametric Equalizer; Anatek Uninterruptible Power Supply; Buchla Thunder; Vestax MR66 6-Track Cassette Recorder July 1990 Introduction: Fantasy Becomes Reality-New Frontiers in Music Making/Into New Worlds: Virtual Reality and the Electronic Musician/Programming for the Rest of Us/New Media for Music/DIY: How to Make Your Projects Look Great/Signal Processing Today (Part 1): An Ear for Processing/REVIEWS: Cool Shoes Drummer V.1.0 (IBM); Akai XR-10 Drum Machine; Johnsware MIDIBoss V.1.3 (Atari ST); ROM Cartridges for the Ensoniq VFX; Hughes & Kettner Cream

Passport Score Software (IBM); Dr. T's KCS Level II Software With MPE (Atari ST); Jim Miller's Personal Composer Software (IBM) August 1988 What's in a Sequencer?/Year of Living Dangerously (Part 3)/Beyond Notes: Using Single-Note Events to Trigger Live Performance/Synchronization in the Home Studio: A Time Code Primer/Service Clinic/Keyfrets: Keyboard-to-Guitar Voicing Translator/REVIEWS: Technics SL-P1200 Professional CD Player; Bacchus TX802 Graphic Editing System (IBM PC); Books: Casio FZ-1 and FZ-10; The MIDI Home Studio; DigiTech DSP-128 Digital Effects Signal Processor; Alesis MMT-8 Sequencer; Triton Soundprocess Software for the Mirage July 1988 Year of Living Dangerously (Part 2)/20 Great Achievements in 20 Years of Musical Electronics 1968-1988/Just Intonation on the New Yamaha Synths/Roland TR-707-Using It as a Sequencer/Reference Sheet for the DX7 E! Expansion Board/Stretching the Samples on an Akai S612/Portable Power: Computers for the Road/64-Patch CZ RAM Cartridge for $15/REVIEWS: Music Quest MIDI Starter System (IBM); Lake Butler Sound RFC-1 MIDI Mitigator; Books: The Sampling Book; The Source; Successful Sound System Operation/Beaverton Digital TX81Z Editor/Librarian; Blacet Research Instantmod for Casio CZ-101/1000 Modulation Retrofit June 1988 Plan for Developing a MIDI Studio/Using a Patch Bay/Tips for Using the Roland MC-500 and Yamaha QX5 Sequencers/Year of Living Dangerously (Part 1): Kofi Busia Pursues Full-Time Music Career/Mac Power User = Power Muser (Part 3)/SPX90 Librarian (IBM)/Build an Eight-in, Eight-out MIDI Patch Bay/DIY Brief Case Studio/Mystery Word Matrix/The Smooth Phaser/Service Clinic/RE VIEWS: McGill Sample Library; Roland M-240 Line Mixer; PKI Gun Drums; Dominant Functions Tiff Sequencing Software (IBM); Snap GM-70 Companion Editor (IBM, Mac); Palmtree Instruments Airdrums; Sampled Grands From Korg, Roland, and Yamaha May 1988 Powerful Percussion With FM Synthesis/Tips: Getting the Most From Your Drum Machine/Meet Zelda: an Altered Octopad/Inside L/A Synthesis/MIDI Spec Reaches Adolescence/Mac Power User = Power Muser (Part 2)/Service Clinic/Opto-Isolator Options for MIDI Projects/REVIEWS: Tandy CCR-81C Computer Cassette Recorder; Ad Lib Music Synthesizer; Prosonus CD Sound Library and Earworks CD Percussion Sound Library; Engineered Percussion EPedal; Alesis HR-16 Drum Machine; Mark of the Unicorn Performer 2.2 (Mac); Digidesign Q-Sheet; Yamaha WX7 Wind MIDI Controller