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AM/FM
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EDITORIAL - BY BJORN A. LYNNE
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AM/FM
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Every group of interest has it's own magazines. Windsurfers have their
magazines, film fans have theirs, bird watchers, divers, drag racers,
football players, you name it... It's been that way for a while now - yet,
for some reason I have yet to see a magazine for the computer musician.
Until now, that is. Well, compared to some of the topics I just mentioned,
the computer-music area is still relatively new, it's still expanding at an
almost frightening pace. Pretty exciting, huh? And for us who are in the
middle of all this, we just have to try to keep up with it the best we can.
Who needs their own magazine more than we do?
So here we are then, welcome to the first ever issue of a new, exciting
magazine! Whether you're into MIDI, sampling, chip music or just playing
around with bits here and bits there,
AM/FM
will hopefully provide you with
some interesting reading, some entertainment, and of course some software for
you all to enjoy. And it will all be about music and musicians.
This first issue's editorial will be a wee bit long, because I want to
introduce our staff and explain some of the background which led us into
this.
The people behind
AM/FM
are not experienced magazine publishers, they are
just musicians, like you and me, who all have their interest in the Amiga and
it's music capabilities in common. I guess this is both good and bad news,
depending on how you see it. The bad news is that we might not be able to
offer you a magazine of the size or flashy appearance of Amiga Format or
Keyboard Player. The good news is that we can easily connect with our
readers, because afterall our readers are exactly the same kind as ourselves
- just plain, normal people. I'm not trying to say that the editors of the
above mentioned magazines are aliens or anything (although I've had my doubts
from time to time), but I just feel that there is a good chance we might get
something really good moving here. What we want to achieve with
AM/FM
is a
magazine where everyone feel that they can take part in forming it. Readers,
writers, we're all of the same kind, so let's do this one together, ok? We rely on feedback and support from ALL our readers - including
you
,
to make this magazine what we want it to be - a musicians' meeting place,
where information and opinions go both ways.
AM/FM
will not be released at special dates - we will simply release an issue
whenever we feel we have enough good material to let it go, instead of
depending on a date, and maybe having to release something we aren't
completely satisfied with.
The
AM/FM
staff is not into this for financial gain. We have no intention of
making any money on this magazine, we do it simply because we want to. Most
of us have other jobs with which we make our living, and all we really ask is
not to lose money on
AM/FM
. So whatever price you have paid for your copy,
if anything at all, let me assure you that it is just enough to cover our
expenses in disks, postage, envelopes, prints etc. You might ask why on
earth we would want to spend hours, days, weeks and months doing something
that isn't financially profitable - well let's just say that we all love the
Amiga - we love music - and we need to spend our time with it. At least
we're not threatened by bankrupcy, because we've really been bankrupt right
from the start. That's one way to look at it.
I'm about to start writing a little about each of the members of the
AM/FM
team, but before I do that, I must point out that these aren't necessarily
the whole team - within the next issue we will probably have added another
bunch. Besides, you don't have to be in the
AM/FM
team to help out with
material or contributions. Anyone who wants to are very much welcome to send
us material of any character, we will be delighted to review it and maybe use
it in a future issue of
AM/FM
. So the staff isn't necessarily limited to the
people listed here - these are just the "permanent" contributors to the
magazine.
The AM/FM staff so far:
Bjorn A. Lynne From Oslo, Norway, 24 years old.
The one who started AM/FM, and who's trying to keep it
all together. Loves everything that has to do with
music, composes both with MIDI equipment (using
Music-X) and Amiga-only sounds (using ProTracker &
MED). Plays keyboards and drums.
Teijo Kinnunen From Oulainen, Finland, 16 years old.
Registered Amiga developer with experience on music
programming, MIDI, C-language and the 68000 assembler.
The author of MED and OctaMED music editors. Composes
MIDI/Amiga songs using OctaMED, mostly for his own
amusement. Plays keyboards.
Kon Wilms From Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 19 years old.
Economics student with a great interest in music,
composes with MIDI equipment and ProTracker. Writes
original patches for a number of synths. Usually found
near some beach, when not playing or composing. Plays
keyboards and sax.
Espen Beranek Holm From Oslo, Norway.
Full-time professional musician with several albums
released on his own and has also been working with a
number of other artists. Runs "Animal Voice
Productions A/S". Prefers Dr.T's KCS for MIDI use, and
can answer most MIDI questions. Has also written some
MIDI utilities. Plays a number of instruments. Known
aliases: "Beranek", "Dr.Groove".
Allister Brimble From Devon, England.
Full-time professional musician developing games music
for the Amiga and Atari ST. Specializes in use of as
little memory as possible, has wide experience in
creating and using complex waveforms and use them to
their best. Also using synthesizers and MIDI.
Tor-Egil Braseth From Narvik, Norway, 17 years old.
Jazz fan and MIDI/Amiga composer. Always keeps up to
date on what's hot and what's not in synthesizers and
other electronic music equipment. A ruthless critique
of equipment and software. Plays keyboards.
..Those were the ones who have taken an active part in producing this issue.
As I said, more people are still joining our staff, and as they join up,
they will be properly introduced in the editorial in future AM/FM issues.
Well, off you go then - we all hope you will enjoy this issue as much as we
enjoyed making it. See you all in AM/FM #2 - till then, take care!
Bjorn A. Lynne, Editor