BUYING & USING: practice amps

a beginner's guide to practice amps

Cassette Multitracking Guide

A complete idiot's guide to buying a four-track cassette recorder, with hints on what features to look for, and a rundown of some of the most popular machines.

Secondhand Polysynth Guide

Whether you can't afford to indulge yourself in this month's Polysynth Checklist or simply prefer something that's now out of production, E&MM's guide to things secondhand could save you a lot of time and trouble.

Last month we gave you advice on choosing a computer for musical applications; as a follow on, this month Mike Barnes provides a comprehensive rundown of available music software for the Atari, Macintosh, IBM PC, and Amiga computers.

A look at some of the spring reverb units currently in circulation.

Bass

Buying an old Revox

Spotlight on old recording devices. This month the Revox E36 tape recorder.

Which Gear is Right for You?

The E&MM Buyers' Guide For Beginners

So you've saved your pennies and want to join the world of synthesisers, but don't know where to start looking? E&MM's buyers' guide shows you how.

Secondhand synths

A buyers guide for the second hand market.

A readable survey covering manufacturers from I to T.

Conclusion of the survey.

A readable survey - this second part covering manufacturers from O to S.

A readable survey — the first part covering manufacturers from A to L.

Keyboards

40 mini-reviews

Our unique Top 40 gear charts.

The unique and famous Making Music Top 40 charts of Britain's favourite gear.

The first-ever Top Five charts for eight instrument categories, with mini-reviews of 40 items

The Top 40 Chart of Britain's favourite instruments and gear, now with Bubbling Under newcomers.