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January

1988

4 AfterTouch Index

A complete listing
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December 1987.

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QX3

Part two
QX3 digital sequence recorder.

RX7

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It

A Complete
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Contents
Our

First Three

Years

Of

lication (Issues

1 Through 27).

is

Index

Issue

#3

(December

cover:

Of

Pub

The

Of

CXSM

Chowning, John: Interview, part 2
CP60M: MIDI implementation
CXSM: Converting

..

CXSM: New products
CXSM: YRM302

DX7: Blank voicing charts

DX7, new voice:

VICSRHODES

Hot

Tips: QX1,
MIDI Basics:
REV7: MIDI implementation

Issue

#4

cover:

CX100

CXSM: YRM305 DX21 Voicing program
DX7 Programming: Anatomy of 5 new voices
DX7, new voices:

ACOUGUIT
BASPIANBRS
SITAR VIII
SYNPATHY

WHIRLIEPNO
DX100:
Hot
Letters: Info
Questions: CXSM, DX7, DX2I,
TX7

An

Tips: CXSM, KX88,

New

RX

RXll

The

4 basic modes

(January

introduction

on

users groups

1985)

Products

DX7

voices

Editor program

1986)

QXI,

QX7,

KXS,

TX8I6

RAMI,

Issue

#1

(October

cover: Milestones

CXSM: New products
CXSM: Using the UDC01 data cartridge
D1500: MIDI implementation

Programming: Anatomy of two new voices

DX7
DX7, new voices:

PICKGUITAR

SLAPCONGAS
MIDI Basics:
Questions: DX7, KX88,
QX1:

TX7 & DX7: Using them together
Yamaha Product List

Issue

cover: 7 System

Chowning, John: Interview, part 1
CXSM: YRM301 MIDI Recorder program
KX88/KX76: Using them in performance
MIDI Basics:
Questions:
RX

Series: MIDI keyboard control

7 System: DX7, QX7, RX21, TX7

The

Your

first 30 minutes

#2

(November

The

DX

1985)

(DX7)

3 basic MIDI ports

RX

series

1985)

16

channels

user groups, QX7

Issue

#5

(February

cover: TeleWord Module

CXSM: Converting
DXSM: TeleWord module
DX7

Programming: drawbar organ sounds

DX7, new voices:

BASSTRVIBE
ELECGRAND
FLUTEMRMBA
PORTA-B
SPACEMUSIC

Hot

Tips: DX7, KX88, QX1, TX216,
Questions: CXSM, DX7,
QXI:

Manipulate MIDI control codes

Issue

#6

(March

cover: YCAMS

DX7, new voices:

GUITARDAMP
SHRINGING
SLAPRHODES
WHATTHE

Hot

Tips:
Questions: CXSM,

...

QXI,

DX7

QX7,

DX7

1986)

Voices

QXI,

1986)

QX2I,

workshops,

RAMI,

REV7,

TX8I6

RXll

RXll

RAMI

4 AFTERTOUCH/Vol. 4 No. I

QXl:

New features in version 6 software

RX21L: MIDI

key

assignments

Subotnick, Morton: Interview, part 1

Issue

#7

(April1986)

cover: MCS2

CXSM:

TWEOl TeleWord Enhancer

DX7, new voices:

DX7

TALK-Y

FM-T.

BASS
NEUTRNPLUK
PEDALSTEEL

Hot Tips:

DX7,

QXl,

RXll,

TX816
MCS2: Application guidelines
Subotnick, Morton: Interview, part 2

#8

Issue

(May 1986)

cover: Voicing Software
CXSM:
CXSM: YRM304
Disk Insert: data
DX7,

Save

new voices:

DEEP

PURPLE

DX

PIANO 2

DX7

voices with the TWEOl

DX7

Voicing

[no

longer

available]

II

program

HORROR

SKY

SYNC
Letters: Info on users groups and more
Questions: CXSM, DX7,

QXl,

TWEOl,

TX216

#9

Issue
cover:

(June 1986)

MEP4/MJC8
Disk Insert: CXSM data and performances
DX7, new voices:

CIRRUS
LIGHTWAIT
LYRICWOW

SHORTHORNS
Letters: Info on users groups and more
MEP4:

Application guidelines

MJC8: Application guidelines

Issue

#10

(July

1986)

cover: FB-01
Disk Insert:
DX7: Modulation wheel

FB-01

performances

as

a tone control

DX9, new voices:

Organ

B3

21st Century Organ

Twinkle Piano
FB-01:

An

introduction

FB-01, new voices:

digilog

Flt&Blk

Hot

Tips: MEP4, QX1,

RXll,

TX816
MEP4: Create diatonic counterpoint
MEP4, new setup:

Baroque G

Issue

#11

(August

cover: Studio
CXSM:
DX7

YRM506

Programming: Enhance

100

FB-01

1986)

System

Editor program

RXll

sounds

DX7, new voices:

SOL-RXPLUS (use with

RXll)
DX21/DX100: Blank voicing charts
DX21, new voices:

HOOTGLOCK
TIN

SYNTH

DXlOO,

new voices:
BELLA
BRIT

RHODES

Hot

Tips: CXSM

Studio 100 System:

An

introduction

Issue # 12 (September 1986)

RX

cover:

Series

DX7, new voices:

ARCTICKEYS
LIVDNGSLY
TAJMAHAL

FB-01: Macintosh voicing program
Hot

Tips: CXSM, DX7, TWEOl

RX

Series: Application guidelines

Yamaha Product List

#13

Issue
cover:

(October

KX786

1986)

CXSM: YRM504 Music Macro program
DX7, new voice:

PLUKDCLAV

DXlOO,

ne~

voices:
NOIZE
SUPER BASS

Hot

Tips: CXSM, QX7, QX21, REV7
KX88/KX76: Application guidelines
TX816

Programming: Anatomy of a new patch

TX816, new 8-slot patch:

Rhodes 1 & Rhodes2
LiveStrl & LiveStr2
BloHornsl & BloHorns2
SuprBasl & SuperBas2

Issue

#14

(November 1986)

cover:

MIDI

Accessories

CXSM:

YRM303 MIDI Macro & Monitor

program

Continued on

page

6

Vol.

4 No.

1/

AFTERTOUCH 5

After

Touch

Index

Continued

DX7 Programming: Expanding percussion
patches
DX7, new voices:

FLUTE
NOW-YOU
WEIRDSCIN

MEP4, new setups:

DRMDOUBLE
SOFTECHO
XfltrYexp
MIDI Accessories: YMClO, YME8, YMM2

Questions: DX7, DX9, DX100, QX1, RX11

Issue

cover: QXS
Controllers: Application guidelines
QXS: A detailed introduction
SPX90: Create automatic harmonization
Studio 100 System: How to create demos
YCAMS Diary:

Issue

cover:
DX7

DX7, new voices:

BJ

EEYOWOO
MDF
Yamaha New

Issue

cover:
DX7, new voices:

DOUG17SYNT

EUROPA

FAIRLIGHT

REVHARMONY
DXlOO,

SUPERSYNTH

THIKTHNG
QXS: Application guidelines, part 1
TX81Z: A detailed introduction

Issue
cover: RXS

DX9, new voices:

ANALOG
ENTRANCE
MIX

STARLIGHT SPARKS
DX100:
QXS: Application guidelines, part 2
RXS:

KLIK

#15

(December

An

#16

(January

DX7

II

FD

II

FD/D: A detailed introduction

Var2

LL

1:

Application guidelines

Products

#17

(February

TX81

Z

new voices:

#18

(March

STRINGS 1

ECHO

Educational booklet info

A detailed introduction

1986)

adventure in academia

1987)

1987)

1987)

TX81Z, new performance setups:

Brs'n'Wind
Dark Voice

Issue

#19

(April1987)

cover:

CXSM

CXSM II/128:

DX7, new voices:

MRMOOGFC
SHIMMER
SONG
STEEL PANS

RXS:

Application guidelines

TX81Z, new performance setups:

BassnDyno

BigS lap

Big

Wash

MoloElPnos

Issue

#20

cover:

DX7s

DX7, new voices:

CHIMEM1A

POLY-BLIND

3 BOTTLES

DX7s:

An

FM:

Summer session info
RX17: A detailed introduction
TX81Z:
TX81

Disk Insert: WX7 performances
DX7
DX7, new voices:

RXS, new voice edits:

TX802: A detailed introduction

DX7, new voices:

IBM

Z:

Macintosh voicing program

Issue

#21

cover:

TX802

II:

Micro Tuning possibilities

CATHEDRAL
RICKNGRETCH
SOFT

STEEL

STEP

ORGAN

Meteorite
RXS

Gated
Sonar Reflection
Train

Thru

Issue

#22

cover:

Return

FLAPYBASS2
4FASTREPS
PIANO

II/

128

An

introduction

BELLS

(May

1987)

introduction

voicing program

(June

1987)

Snare

Tunnel

(July

1987)

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