London Rock Shop

The First Single

and sensible use of mixing time

Fostex XR-5 & XR-7

Stylish personal multitrackers

Sony PCM F1

Introducing the Sony PCM F1 recorder.

A New Reverb Standard

Hot on the heels of their impressive DPS-D7 digital delay comes the latest single effects unit from Sony. As the DPS-R7 reverberates, David Mellor adjudicates.

Beatfarm

The boys from Beatfarm Studios talk business, production, and new jazz funk

Korg DRV-1000 Digital Reverb

As expected the MIDIVERB has opened up the floodgates for more low-cost stereo digital reverbs. Ian Gilby takes a listen to the first Japanese model to hit the market and concludes that its appearance can only be a good thing.

Just the ticket? How to do it yourself explained by Richard Walmsley

New synthesisers from across the Atlantic

News of Roland's brand new megasynth, yamaha's latest effects processors, and more — all in glorious colour.

CHOOSING & USING: studio monitoring

explaining the art of studio monitoring

CM MX816 Console Automation

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

Frankfurt Musikmesse 1987

While for those with a taste for the European, we present a similarly in-depth account of the '87 Musikmesse. If it hit the headlines in Frankfurt, you'll read about it here.

Key Expander/SMPTE Synchroniser

Integration is the name of the game with Steinberg's Midex - a single unit combining a software key expander and a SMPTE synchroniser for the Atari ST. Nigel Lord even likes the colour.

Newsdesk as was - news as is

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.

The latest reports from the lands of Trade and Product

Processor

The third instalment on Drive Unit speaker protection.

Abolish sibilance with this well designed, cost-effective addition to the Tanrak.

Alesis 3630 Compressor/Limiter & Alesis RA100 Reference Amplifier

Alesis made their name on high-quality, low-cost digital effects units, and their latest products offer the same affordable quality on two basic analogue units — a compressor and an amplifier. Dave Lockwood conducts the field test.