Bypass Switching

Stereo Part 2 - Hexaphony and the Split Precision

Stereo

An Active Bass Guitar

An Active Bass

If a pair of trendy phono leads for your record player can cost as much as £100 or more, how much should it cost to cable up your studio? David Mellor has the answer...

Wiring A Patchbay

Part 5: Patchbay wiring. David Mellor proposes a more practical wiring system for your studio.

Cables

Part 2: Cabling. David Mellor reveals all the prospective home studio owner needs to know about cables.

Patch Bay Layout

PART 6: Possession of a patchbay marks the difference between a conglomeration of miscellaneous equipment and a versatile working studio. David Mellor explains how to design your own patchbay layout.

Really, really serious and totally brilliant ways to...

yours to cut out and lose

Amps: Exclusive 'Groove Tubes' Boss quizzed on Replacement Valves

DIN Connectors

Jackfile 2: a step-by-step guide to wiring jack plugs.

Jackfile 1: a look at jack plugs and sockets.

Guitar/Gnome Interface

Line Level

What is 'line level'? What significance do the numbers -10, 0, +4 and +8 have to recording? What does MOL refer to? Plug in to page 48 and find out.

Ben Duncan continues the saga.

The importance of impedance matching at line levels is widely misunderstood. This article attempts to clarify the situation.

Leslie Speaker