What is a Noise Gate? What on earth is a MIDI Noise Gate? David Mellor supplies the answers and explains some standard and not so standard gating techniques, with special reference to the BSS Audio DPR 502 MIDI Noise Gate.

All the snippety little secret bits of musicians' gossip that no-one else would print

In the dog-eat-dog world of professional recording studios, the Strongroom has proved that you don't necessarily need an SSL mixing desk to stay in business! Paul Calderon pays a visit to this thriving centre of creativity.

Mark J. Prendergast explores the recording process that surrounded Peter Gabriel's new album 'Passion' and takes a peep inside Gabriel's Real World studio complex.

Reverberation - the key to professional recordings - is fully explained. How it's created, and how to use it.

September 1983 - January 1985

All articles ever featured in HSR from September 83 to January 85 listed for your delectation.

Chas de Whalley chews the fat with Howard Grey, the young turk behind some of UB40's and Scritti Politti's finest moments

What's A Gate?

A gadget that only lets certain sounds through — geddit? Deeper analysis on page 20.

Recording Electric Guitar

How to get the best in your studio from an electric guitar.

Who you (the readers) voted as best musician, and what you (still the readers) voted as best gear. We shake the world.

News from the front

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What's to know? You just wipe the rust off the strings, plug it into the desk and bob's your uncle. Don't you? Er... not quite.