Instrument Amps/Studio Monitors MODERN W"Alow01% Br 11=1=111=1 1=1 =MIL gUNNANAITUI,11-WWI/ IMMI MI FEBRUARY 1986 &MSC VOL. 12 NC. 2 The Technology Magazine -11-A6N11;Doll=1_11uD /-\\ GEARING UP FOR PATCH BAY PRIMER THE HOME STUDIO Profiles:John ParrProducer David Malloy It can sound like anything from a jazz combo to a rock band. And record like a multi -track studio. Introducing the Technics SX-K350 PCM keyboard. The peal of a trumpet. The whisper of a flute. The rhythm of percussion. These PCM sounds, and more, are all at your fingertips. Because they're all stored in the memory of the new Technics SX-K350 portable keyboard with MIDI capability. And to mix everything together, the SX-K350 features a 4 -channel play sequencer that's like a multi -track recorder With it you can play and record solo presets, bass lines and separate left and right voices on four tracks. Then play back one track or any combination of tracks simultaneously with your live performance. And with the MIDI terminals you can interface with up to 16 other MIDI keyboards, an external sequencer or even a computer. Which means the SX-K350 can handle the demands of today's music. And tomorrow's. The Technics SX-K350 keyboard. It can take your music as far as your imagination will go. Maybe even further. Technics The science of sound Circle 15 on Reader Service Card STARSHIP:SURVIVING THE 16HOOPLA by Charles Locurto # JOHN PARR: MAN IN 27PERPETUAL MOTION by Sammy Caine DAVID MALLOY: OWNER OF OUA COUNTRY CHART by Bob Grossweiner THE WATERBOYS: SAME TIME 49NEXT YEAR byAlvin Eng NONA HENDRYX: A 55 UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE byHavelock Nelson 7 TAXING TIPS by Mark E. Batt, A AGEARING UP FOR THE HOME 11 STUDIO by Rosanne Soiji,r 23 PATCH BAY PRIMER by Jon Gaines DIRECTORIES: MONITOR SPEAKERS AND INSTRUMENT 35AMPS POOR RECORDER'S 51ALMANAC byBob Buontempo DEPARTMENTS 2 LETTERS 4TALKBACK 58 MARKETPLACE 62 CLASSIFIEDS Photos by Bill Robins. Cover and spread photos by Bill Robins. MODERN &MUSIC Letters View To A Subscriber Let me take this opportunity to say a couple of things. First and foremost, I was a charter subscriber and glad of it. Yours is one of my favorite magazines. Thank you! Personally, I'd like to see less of your valuable space being used for describing musical instruments unless they are especially LARRY ZIDE unique or innovative. Also I'd like to see less of non -technical Editor/Publisher musician -personality articles. There are several other publica- ELAINE ZIDE tions of which cover those areas, some of which are trying to hone Associate Publisher in on, what I'd perceive as, your territory-that is, semi -technical aspects of live and recorded audio. RITA WOLCOTT I'd like to see a good article or series on how to take a magazine Associate Editor construction project, such as you have published, from paper to SAMMY CAINE completion, i.e., through bread boarding and on. Technical Editor Lastly, I have been trying to contact Meteor Light & Sound in Syosset, NY, but my correspondence is returned as undeliverable. JOHN EARGLE Are they still in business? Do you have an address? Is so, would "Technical Advisor you please send it to me? Ineed some information about a CRAIG ANDERTON Clubman 4 mixer in a Roller Rink sound system I am maintaining. BRUCE BARTLETT If you could get me their address or let me know who is handling BRIAN BATTLES their affairs as soon as possible, I would really appreciate it. SUSAN BOREY Thank you. BOB BUONTEMPO RICK CHINN LEN FELDMAN Steve Riley JON GAINES Well Steve, thank you for the kind words.Our own Jon "Mr. Kit" BOB GROSSWEINER Gaines is currently working on the type of article you mention- JIMMY GUTERMAN GENE KALBACHER taking a construction project from the pages of MR&M to a MELINDA NEWMAN completed working piece of equipment. Look for that in an JAMES RUPERT upcoming issue. Contributing Editors Unfortunately, we can't help you contact Meteor Light & Sound. To the best of our knowledge, they are out of business. We checked RITA L. CAPRINO Advertising Sales Manager local phone books, and even tried calling information, but no luck. CHERYL LYNNE SCHNEIDERMAN Photographer Loving Every Minute Of It KAREN COHN I am a brand new subscriber to MR&M (first issue in Dec.) and I Layout and Design already love it. I am especially looking foward to following Brian ELOISE BEACH Battle's Ad Venture. It gave me a lot of great ideas. In fact, I am Circulation Manager going to try to sell advertising production as soon as Ifeel confident enough. & GEWHICS How long has this great column been running? How can I get old raphics columns? Joan Simons "Ad Ventures" premiered in July, 1985, and has run in every issue since then with the exception of Oct, 1985, and Jan, 1986. You can get any of these back issues by sending (check or money order) $3.25 per issue to the attention of Eloise Beach, Circulation Manager. The address is: Modern Recording & Music, 1120 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY 11803. Modern Recording i Music (ISSN 0273-8511) is published montMy. Publistkng Corp , 1120 04c1Country Rd . Plainview, NY 11803 Telephone ( Calling All Readers! Calling All Readers! Despn and contents are copyright 1986 by MR&M Publishng Corp . If anyone has any information on the Meteor Light & Sound Co. reproduced n any manner except by permission of the publisher Second paid at Ptairinew, New York, and at additional maeng offices Subscription rat (formerly located in Syosset, NY) or the Clubman mixers that for 12 issues. S31 00 for 24 issues. Add S3 00 per year for subscriptions outside Subscripbons must be paid in advance m U S funds Postmaster Send Form 3579 they formerly made, please let us know. We'll be sure to pass the kARS.M Publishing Corp 1120 Old Country information on. MODERN RECORDING & MUSIC SOME OF MAN'S GREATEST TRIUNL HS ARE PERSONAL. Sure, making music is often a group Overdub parts, combine tracks and effort. But there are crucial moments modify them at will with the convenient when it all comes down to a one-on-one punch -in facilities. The battery -powered relationship between you and your music. Ministudio has all you need to bring THE TASCAM MINISTUDIO Moments when only you can give form to your ideas to life. And TASCAM quality a creative inspiration that is uniquely means that with the Ministudio you can your own. When you've got it, you know put your message across with wider it. But the only way to be sure is to hear it. dynamic range and crisper sound than That's where the TASCAM Ministudio with anybody else's ministudio. can help. There's no better way to capture The personal satisfaction of creating those personal triumphs whenever and music on your own can be yours with the wherever they occur. Bring TASCAM's remarkable TASCAM Ministudio. Why portable production facility to rehearsals, not visit your local TASCAM dealer for a out on the road ...anywhere you and your demonstration? Or write to TASCAM for music want to travel. Four assignable details (and your free copy of "Are You input channels give you plenty of space Ready For Multitrack") at 7733 Telegraph to work out songs and arrangements, or Road, Montebello, CA 90640. to document practices and performances. TASCAM THE SCIENCE OF BRINGING ART TO LIFE. Copyright 1985 TEAC Corporation Of America Mreflf'7" fi I ;111/LJr 4..WWre 4 e4evAti MIDI Mind Boggier been fooling around with it a lit- you want fourdifferent keyboard I am a fairly new reader who is tle bit. I also have a small Casio sounds to be heard at once. Now, you also new to this field.I have keyboard and a Roland Drumatix can play four separate keyboard parts recently purchased a used TEAC drum machine. In addition, I play on four different tracks, OR you can 3340 4 -track recorder, and have electric guitar and bass. "MIDI up" your keyboards and play all I hope this question isn't too the parts at once (in most cases). Not simple, but I have seen many only does this save tracks,it also mentions of MIDI. Unfortunat- ensures that all the parts will be the ley, I don't have a clear picture of correct tempo. what itis.I would like more To accommplish this, you must des- Audio AND Video details. ignate one keyboard as the "master." ENGINEERING The other keyboards now become Sara Baker "slaves." Be Sure You'e Getting Sacramento, CA By interconnecting the three slaves to the MIDI -Out jack on the master, the Right Education Reply from technical editor, Sammy any key activated on the master will Caine: activate the same key on the slaves. Institute Of The MIDI cable is a unique cable Audio Video MIDI stands for Musical Instrument designed specifically for MIDI. Digital Interface, and is just that. It's a By using different patch sounds on Engineering method of interconnecting (using spe- each keyboard, or even detuning one or cial MIDI cables) electronic instru- two, you can get a very layered tex- II HERE MUSIC AND TEE ments that have MIDI capability so tured sound. You can actually have REACH AN UNDERSTANDING that they may "communicate" with four keyboard parts playing at once. 27 Week Diploma Sequence each other. The parameters that can be trans- Includes: Parameters of a MIDI keyboard- mitted via MIDI vary, but there are Video Production pitch, vibrato, pitch bend, etc., can be sixteen different MIDI channels to Video Editing controlled via MIDI.