This UK company's stereo noise gate offers many of the functions contained in top class gates but at a budget price. Martin Sheehan assesses its value.

For people with very narrow studios, Boss have introduced a very narrow effects rack... Martin Sheehan investigates.

Build a home recording studio

Drum Machines and Electronic Percussion

Martin Sheehan looks at recording drum machines and electronic percussion

Speaking Japanese

A rack-mounted cassette multitracker for the home recordist.

Processor

Dod R910/Cutec FX500

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Twin Function Equaliser

4 Channel Multitrack Tape Deck

Now it can be told. Martin Sheehan tells reporters of his secret life with a Teac A3440.

Rebis Modular Effects Rack System RA200 Series.

A look at some of the newer modules currently available for the Rebis rack.

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What's A Gate?

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

There now follows a short delay-ay, a middle-sized delay-lay-ay, and a long delay-elay-lay-ay-y.