New products from the States

Equipment

It has been predicted that by the year 2020, the world will be entirely covered by a ten metre deep layer of home recording equipment. David Mellor begins a new series that offers advice on how to set up your home studio.

Yet another selection of recently announced new products to whet your appetite!

A Preview

A guide to some of the new gear to be released at this year's APRS show.

Yet another sleek, black, 16-bit multi effects unit? Or does the new Roland RSP550 have something more to offer? Kendall Wrightson has the answer.

Studiomaster Star System Mixer

Is it an analogue modular synth? No! It's a mixer with a difference.

How To Survive Live

This month, we address the practicalities of working in a less than ideal live venue.

The third instalment of our series describing the design and construction of a high quality modular effects rack system.

Dave Simpson concludes the saga of Thatched Cottage Studio and how it came about.

Mackie CR1604 Mixer

The mixer market is dominated by British manufacturers, with a range of Japanese designs also popular in MIDI setups. However, a new American compact mixer offers impeccable audio quality, and outstanding features and value that look hard to beat. Dave Lockwood welcomes the newcomer.

Back in the '60s it was Jefferson Airplane, then it was Jefferson Starship, then it was simply Starship. Brad Leigh Benjamin compares notes with the Synclavier king of one of rock's institutions.

All that was new and all that was interesting at the this year's sojourn into Germany.

First Take

Dave Stewart On Going It Alone In The Music Biz

The major record company route is not the only one to musical success. Dave Stewart has successfully avoided the majors and still manages to make a good living from his home-produced music. Here, he charts his musical history.

Having hit upon the right formula with their successful 1882 mixer, Seck have now introduced a cut-price 1282 version aimed more at the needs of the 8-track user. Paul Gilby monitored its performance.

By a babbling Brook

Three jampacked pages of new product information.

New Gear Galore.

100 Watt Bass Combo

Nobody ever seems to think much about the art of disc-cutting: yet in reality the cutting-room is the final link in the chain that can really make or break your recording quality-wise. Ralph Denyer, therefore, takes some time out to talk to Strawberry's top cutting engineers, in an effort to demystify this vital area.

psychoacoustic equaliser

Sound enhancement at both ends of the spectrum - and something in the middle.

Danish Delights?

A plethora of new hi-tech products to whet your appetite.