Guest producer Robin Millar strikes a note of realism on the subject of home recording, record deals, and the size of A&R department waste bins...

forming your first band and don't know what to do? Read on...

what exactly do promoters do, and are they worth the money?

GuitarCheck

Dave Burrluck welcomes back an old name that never disappeared

The saga goes on outlining the hazards that befall anyone trying to get an ounce of sense out of a record company.

Vintage technology strikes back

The Mellotron lives on

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

Record Pressing

Part 3 completes our short series with a detailed look at record pressing, labels, sleeves and promotion.

GOSSIP, FIBS, STUFF AND NONSENSE

guess what?

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson part two

Two of the industry's brightest names cast their minds back and reminisce to RM about the birth of the PA system.

Who's in, who's out, where, why, and what. What?

Multi-tracking and Overdubbing

This month we examine basic multitrack techniques including overdubbing and drop-ins, and explain about sync.

What happens when you start making money from music? Just before you buy the Porsche? You see an accountant, OK?

News from the front

all the news you need to know

From the humblest of 4-track cassette recorders to the might of 48-track digital, multitrack is the technique used for 99.9% of all commercial recordings. David Mellor looks at the background to this powerful tool and wonders how we ever managed without it.

7/4

There is life outside of 4/4. We dissect those funny times like five and seven and quarter past four on a Thursday.

One of a kind. Definitely.

birthday treat: One Two staff lick pencils

Phasing

Bass Slate

The life history of the bass guitar.

Red Guitars

Red Guitars choose a collective top eight tracks.