More keyboard tips, useful exercises, and a chord of the month.

Understand the tricks of the trade in our illustrated analysis of guitar skills and techniques.

Guitar Tricks

quick ways to flash licks

The Video Age

Bob Clearmountain Sample CDs

On a clear day you can usually tell the difference between sampled and real drums. But if the quality of the samples is high enough, will there come a time when you can't tell which is which? David Mellor listens to two new sample cds.

Studio Test

The ultimate mixer for the semi pro? Tony Mills gets to grips with the computerised AHB CMC 24

Guest producer Nicky Graham looks into the future of recorded music.

Mail for those who can’t wait for the postman

Sound engineer David Mellor checks out the most boring Compact Disc in the world: Korg's first digital collection of sound samples!

David Mellor throws away the Roland S750 manual and gets down to some practical advice for novice users.

In the first part of a major new series, Jim Grant attempts the impossible by trying to explain the workings of the Fairlight CMI in terms that mere mortal musicians can understand. In-depth simply isn't the word...

Bill Collins has bought a CD player and has already put it to Rhythmic use is Volume two in the Sonic Images series

An exclusive look at a Compact Disc-based sound library for everyone with a sound sampler

More music with mainframe computers

where to find them and why they're there

CMC 24 Mixer

On the cheapest computer-assisted mixer yet, the AHB CMC 24. We take a look.

SOS Online

Paul Gilby reports on SOS on-line activities on Europe's new electronic communications system.

How to get the very best from what you do in the privacy of your own home