EQ Tutorial

Perfecting your sound with a little equalisation

Are They A Good Mix?

mixing the pop world's most powerful cocktail: should your music have a message?

Bass Parade

bass amps perused from Rockman, Carlsbro, Session, Peavey and Trace Elliot

Steve Hall bandies about words like involvement, commitment and encouragement as he argues that the engineer should take a more active role in the everyday process of recording.

Who you (the readers) voted as best musician, and what you (still the readers) voted as best gear. We shake the world.

An overview

Mark Prendergast presents a general overview of record labels, artists, and recordings that make up the exciting area of new electronic and experimental music in the late 1980s.

A nostalgic look back at 1985 by the people who bring E&MM to you each month. Was it really that bad?

You Never Knew About The Police

15 things you never knew about them.

News from America compiled by Simon Braund

David Mellor concludes his exploration of the world's most expensive musical instrument with an interview with a musician who can actually afford one, Simon Franglen.

Mark J. Prendergast explores the recording process that surrounded Peter Gabriel's new album 'Passion' and takes a peep inside Gabriel's Real World studio complex.

The pick of 1983's equipment releases.

And what news there is. A special preview on the Frankfurt fair, lifting the veil on 1987's most important gear.

Goes Chrimbo Crazy

A special seasonal waft of your favourite news and gossip column, this time drifting through the whole magazine and including mini-interviews with the likes of China Crisis and jokes from the likes of us. The fun starts here.

The AES Report

America's premier recording exhibition provides Bob O'Donnell with food for thought; the password is "digital", just like the gear.

News from the front

the rest of the instrument news

Richard Mitchell explains his use of electronic music for film.

Musicians & Health

250 players reply to a smoking, drinking and drugs questionnaire

PART 1: New England Digital's Synclavier is the world's most expensive musical instrument, bar the odd 300 year old Stradivarius. But more than that, it can be a recording studio, a post-production system, a music engraver, a scientific research tool... and more. The Synclavier is at the leading edge of musical technology. David Mellor sets out on a voyage of discovery.

What A&R Managers want from your demo

For many musicians, their first stab at getting their music heard is sending a demo to a record company or producer. But what do the people who listen to demos every day want from your tape? Sue Sillitoe finds out.

Chris Smith enlightens us on the subject of locking music to video

A string arrangement can make or break a song — Ian Gardiner digs up a few basic rules for right-on arranging.

The month - this month

PA Hire

how to do it, what to avoid

A complete history of record production accompanied by quotations and anecdotes from no fewer than 18 of the world's leading producers.