An exclusive interview with Rick Wakeman plus music from '1984' for you to play.

The how of the Banshees, transcribed by Richard Walmsley

Guitar Tricks

quick ways to flash licks

Eight-track cassette recorder

When the first Portastudio was launched, it caused a revolution in the recording industry - now you can put eight tracks on the same tape. Vic Lennard punches in.

Fostex G24S & Tascam MSR24S Multitracks

Alembic is a word guaranteed to set bassists' teeth a-gnashing with envy. Steve York supplies the necessary.

The Session

Part 7: David Mellor puts a typical band into a typical studio and looks at the various stages of recording, from initial planning up to instrumental overdubs.

Loudspeaker Enclosures

How speaker enclosures work, and how to position them for the best results.

Loudspeakers

This month, we tell you (very softly) exactly what the loudspeaker jargon really means.

for Wasp Synthesiser and Commodore 64

Jethro Hill and some software that allows EDP's Wasp synthesiser to be sequenced from a Commodore 64: amazingly, no additional hardware is required to interface the two...

Build a home recording studio

The first of an innovative new series on musical applications of your home micro

Literally our biggest project to date!

Room Within A Room Construction

where to find them and why they're there

Looks like Fender without Leo is a bit like the Four Seasons without Frankie Vivaldi (anagram - 14 letters).

An exciting new series for the home electro-musician running a home studio

Control room window design.

By combining their 64-track 'Creator' MIDI sequencer with a set of powerful new features and a scorewriter, C-Lab have produced arguably the most sophisticated music notation package to date for the Atari ST. Ian Waugh supplies the notes...

As a humble home studio hopeful who has never pointed a mic in earnest at anything outdoors before, James Walters goes in search of the basic equipment.