Part 1 deals with the basic concepts involved in using it to organise a studio Part 2, coming next month, goes into more detail and also explains how the Studio 5LX can help integrate an Atari into a studio running with a diffferent make of main computer. This feature aims to explore some of what is possible using a multi‑port MIDI interface such as the Studio 5LX. I use it so much that now I literally could not work without it. In fact, my multi‑port Studio 5LX is now the heart of my MIDI system.

This is what I do in my studio, making full use of the aforementioned Studio 5LX to fully integrate the ST with my Mac and the rest of my studio gear. An 'Atari Notes' column which I wrote in the June 1993 issue of SOS advises you not to sell your old Atari, but to use it with whatever you buy to replace it. He replied that he now had a Mac and did not need the Atari any longer. He commented on the poor resale value of Atari computers, at which point I said that he should keep the Atari, and use it in his MIDI system. While I was there, I chatted with a customer who had recently moved from Atari to Macintosh. Some time ago, I took my Opcode Studio 5 Mac MIDI interface to MCMXCIX in London to have it upgraded to the 'LX' version. This is the first article in a two‑part series.

In the first of this two‑part series, he explains how to set up a multi‑port MIDI interface, and reveals some of the ways in which these useful devices can simplify your life.

PART 1: Martin Russ's Studio 5LX has changed the way he runs his studio.

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