How To Keep Noise At Bay

Jim Betteridge witnesses the advent of the Screaming Blue Messiahs at the Town and Country Club

Trouble-shooting MIDI Interfaces: Martin Russ boldly goes where no man has gone before in Part 5 of this continuing saga.

Touch Switch Theory

Richard Niles searching for the source of his inspiration.

'Noise Gates' are now an inherent part of modern recording practice. We explain their function and provide some practical applications.

'Guitar-style' effects pedals are frowned upon by conscientious recordists but, surprisingly, some can yield very good results as we discovered.

Using the Compressor and Noise Gate

Part 11: Using the compressor and noise gate. The compressor and the noise gate are the most powerful of all the effects in a studio rack. David Mellor passes on some techniques and tricks.

A large mixing console can have literally thousands of knobs and switches. David Mellor explains how to use every last one of them - almost! Part 1 of 2.

Stuart Gillan steps out in search of The Cure

digital reverb

Signal Processors

Phil Walsh DIYversifies to take a look at effects pedals

Computer Drums

New series - a dictionary of timber, beginning with R. (We lie, it's A.)

not overboard on the most useful effects

User Report

The Beat Factory

Curtis Schwartz checks out production in the Beat Factory

Rockfield has a long and colourful history stretching back to the era of hippies and free festivals. Paul White finds out what goes on there now.

The Mix

The first of a 2-part series on creative mixing.

Studiomaster IDP1 Dynamics Processor

What is an 'Intelligent Dynamics Processor' and why have it MIDI controllable? David Mellor answers these and other probing questions as he explores the IDP1 from mixer manufacturer, Studiomaster.