Philip Rees

The commercial parts of this site closed in 2006.

The first version of this site was built in January 1997. The subject of the site was the range of products of my music technology manufacturing business, which traded from 1986 to 2006.

Products which were already discontinued by January 1997 were never represented on the website. In March 2025, I have just added a page about my first product, the 5X5 MIDI Switch, which was introduced in December 1986. The words on that page are derived from copy created in 1986.

5X5 MIDI Switch and X5X Expander

Articles and announcements

Miscellaneous articles - technical writings by Philip Rees

A technical description of SMPTE/EBU timecode
MIDI Non-registered (and Registered) parameters - NRPNs and RPNs
How to wire a DIN plug for MIDI
About MIDI channels, voices, timbres and Modes
Introduction to modern music computers
Laptop computers for music software
Acoustic noise and the music computer
Expert optimisation of PC music computers
 

Sound On Sound review

Martin Walker reviewed one of our advanced systems in the January 2005 issue of Sound On Sound magazine.

This review can be read online.

In the summary, the machine was described thus:
"This Philip Rees PC is a luxury system from start to finish, featuring some of the best components available, and with lavish care and attention to detail throughout".

He concluded his review: "I'm extremely impressed by the high standard of engineering and build quality of this Phil Rees PC, its luxury case and fans, proprietary central airflow control system, quality RAM and drive cooling, and the attention to detail evident in features like the multi-boot install and bundled office suite. Whatever your views on Intel's Prescott processor range, this review system is an excellent advert for Phil Rees and his company".

Of our claim to produce 'astonishingly quiet machines', Martin Walker wrote: "I'll say right at the start that Phil has achieved his claim with flying colours".

In-depth description of our state-of-the-art quiet machines
 

Legacy shop catalogue

Audio interfaces product directory
Sequencers and music software product directory
MIDI interfaces product directory
 

Contact information - how to get in touch with Phil Rees Music Tech
Classified lists of external links

to Phil Rees Music Computers division index page
to Phil Rees MIDI division index page

Author: Philip Rees, not Reef, Reece, or Reese.
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©1997...2025 Philip Rees.
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