Martin Goldman examines the dos and don'ts of tape machine maintenance.

Leader tape/tape storage tips.

David Mellor unlocks the creative power of the reel-to-reel tape recorder.

the subtle differences explained

Paul White explains the basic principles of tape recorders to help you make better recordings.

A rundown on the various 'head' formats available on tape recorders and the reasons for their existence.

A Basic Guide to Audio Recording

Not only do 3M produce a useful booklet explaining tape and recording so that the veriest dolt could twig it, they give it away free! Then they wonder if we'd like to serialise it... where's the catch?

Cedar Audio Restoration

As well as creating sound, digital technology can be used to rescue old or damaged recordings. Gordon Reid looks at a British system that's leading the world in audio restoration.

If you want something done, sometimes you've just got to do it yourself... Genie Cosmas explains why and how she recorded and released 'Rep Sunset', her band's debut album.

The revolutionary Video 8 format has resulted in a new generation of domestic video recorders that offer high quality pictures and up to 6 tracks and 18 hours of stereo digital sound. Francis Rumsey explains how.

The concluding part of this epic work concerning the moral and fiscal implications of a blank cassette levy.

More controversy and heated discussion on the subject of blank tape levies.

how they work

Rivalled only by War and Peace for its length and emotional content, this article by our own Neville Unwin presents both sides of the 'blank tape levy' argument.

You may know what the letters 'AAD' or 'DDD' on your CDs mean, but did you know that you won't be seeing them anymore? And just how much information is relevant or useful to the listener?

20 Things You Probably Never Knew About CD.

Maxell UDII, Sony UCX-S, That's EM

three new chrome cassettes

Studio Test

Jim Betteridge takes on the Tascam V-700 cassette deck and comes out impressed