Home & Studio Recording - April 1985
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Syncing 4-tracks, setting up a studio and more readers' problems in print. |
A rundown of the new products shown at the recent Frankfurt Music Fair. |
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Electronic drum kits give superb sound separation for the studio engineer - but he still has to mike up the cymbals. We investigate a novel application for the C-ducer contact strip microphone, which helps alleviate this problem. |
The Old WorkhorseWe take a close look at this studio stalwart in all its various forms and point out what to look for when buying one second hand. |
Yamaha MT44D Recording System |
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All you have to do is compose a 60 second radio jingle for TDK tapes and you could hear your masterpiece broadcast on radio, become the proud owner of a complete Yamaha MT44 Home Studio System worth £1000(!) or some Shure PE microphones and loads of TDK cassettes! Full details on entry form on pages 32/33. |
Which Microphone?Which Microphone? We take eight mics from Shure's successful PE Series and subject them to some rigorous practical tests - with surprising results. |
Richard HewsonThis man, responsible for the string arrangements on numerous albums by Supertramp, Cliff Richard and Diana Ross, also happens to be the creative genius behind disco/funk hit makers, the RAH Band. His latest album 'Mystery' released this month, was successfully recorded in his home studio using an ACES 24-track system and we went along to see how he achieved it. |
Noise Reduction SystemsAn explanation of the most common noise reduction systems in audio use, including Dolby A, B, C, and dbx. |
A six tap, stereo analogue delay constitutes this month's self-construct module for our 19" rack-mounting effects system. |
What goes on behind the hallowed portals of Bush House and the BBC's radio training department? Read this and find out... |
Even more space means we can relieve some of the backlog of tapes yet to be reviewed, if you're still awaiting the HSR once-over, maybe your tape is amongst this month's batch? |
The importance of impedance matching at line levels is widely misunderstood. This article attempts to clarify the situation. |
A selective listing of what's available for the home recordist. |