Atari ST Software

In a completely different vein to Cubase, MusiCal is a music learning program aimed primarily at the educational market. Ian Waugh goes back to school.

Could You Be A Guitar Tech?

'Keep It Live' – Ed. speaks out!

Cover Versions

Why do them, how do them, when do them.

The pop charts, who wants 'em and needs 'em? Tim Goodyer glimpses a world without pop charts and the marketing that accompanies them.

Ian Gilby collates the more interesting responses to his editorial request for manufacturers and retailers to look towards the 'video manual' as a complement to printed equipment manuals.

Orchestral Voices

Part two of our interview/investigation into the differences between classical and rock

Really Big Men

The band tipped to make it BIG in '88. Tim Goodyer talks to a DJ/keyboard player with a unique place in rock 'n' roll and a singer/guitarist who's going to make Madonna and Lita Ford look like Dot Cotton and Hilda Ogden.

Any Questions?

Part 18. David Mellor concludes this 18-part mammoth series on recording techniques with a handy question and answer session.

wafting gossip

Know anything about bias, test-tones or calibration? If you use a tape recorder then you should! In the first of two parts, David Mellor explains the need for tape recorder line-up procedures and unravels the mystery behind this arcane science which can have a profound affect on the quality of your recordings.

Megadog MIDI Circus

Exclusive pictures of this summer's high-tech roadshow, featuring Orbital, Aphex Twin, Drum Club and many more

here is

Into the Seventies

Bill Nelson compiles a desert island discography.

For Recording Engineering

Educated sound engineer David Mellor assesses the value of training for a career in recording.