All about mikes – Part 1 of IT's unique guide.

Eamonn Percival assesses the atributes of Amstrad's multi-track recorder

How Close Can You Get?

All about Mikes - Part 2.

how they work

Transducer/Mike Twin System (Inc. Gigster pre-amp)

IT Cat eats month - shock horror probe etc.

Recording Gear

There are bargains in the land of non-new taping equipment, specially if you like unfashionable effects

Throw away those leads

It's back to the big sound with Ben and Tracey, as Jim Betteridge analyses EBTG's Come On Home

Mikecheck

Curtis Schwartz gets expansive with some Shure condensers

Impedance. What is it?!

This month, Phil 'I've been there lovey' Walsh discusses impedance — a distressing personal complaint often faced by musicians. Next month — curly leads, and what you can do about it: a Doctor writes.

Flying Scotsman Stuart Gillan watches UB40 make an exhibition of themselves North of the Border

The sort you don’t want — noisy, howlround stuff — and how to stop it

Floyd's Wright — on keyboards, lessons and the band

The Turnkey Shop

This month's Billy Punter mutter courtesy of the Turnkey Shop

Taking The Mike

Taking the Mike — All you'll ever need to know

Jim Betteridge, The Damned and the man who made Eloise

All profits from Tony Horkins' features go to Live Aid

Mikecheck

Curtis Schwartz checks over three of the new Sennheiser range and is pleasantly surprised

Taking The Mike

Where to stick that mike!

What the knobs mean on the average desk, and which ones kill.

To fill a room. Well, it depends. To find out just what, use those fingers (on those pages).