Your letters, queries and criticisms answered.

Including new product details hot from the British Music Fair.

It might look like a prop from Good Morning Vietnam, but underneath the 55SH is a serious vocal mic.

General MIDI sound modules from Boss and Yamaha, combining ease of use and low cost with impressive sounds.

Marillion's guitarist talks to John Harris about the band's home studio and about getting great guitar sounds on tape...

The underlying concepts of multitrack recording are explained from the bottom up.

Our dance music series continues with a selection of drum patterns, chords, and basslines for you to try out.

Three psychoacoustic enhancers, all designed to make your music sound bigger, clearer and more impressive.

A modular range of microphones covering almost every audio eventuality from broadcast to recording and AV.

Since its dramatic drop in price, the C278 is an attractive proposition to the private user who puts quality before frills.

It's finally here, it's available and it works!

This month's Masterclass looks at the way equalisation can be used to creatively enhance your music.

A little inside information, courtesy of the local police, could help prevent you losing your treasured equipment to thieves.

ATC's smallest speakers to date set new standards in near-field monitoring excellence.

A cost-effective VCA mix automation system that can be used with any console.

MIDI is often perceived as being incredibly complicated, but learning to use it can be quite painless.

This compact, inexpensive mixer boasts an impressive audio specification and offers a host of applications.

The final part of our easy-to-enter competition that could make you the proud owner of a complete 8-track studio package worth over £7,500.

Stephanie Sobey-Jones tackles the tricky subject of selecting appropriate hardware when setting up a school music lab.

Guest producer Muff Winwood holds what are sure to be controversial opinions on artistes' responsibilities and expectations.