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

Volume 1 - Drums

If you're bored with your sampler's factory disks or simply can't find a decent snare drum to sample, then Syndromic Music's 'Star Samples' may well prove the ideal solution. Mark Jenkins assesses their range of sampled sound cassettes.

October sees the official launch of E&MM's own music software division. We tell you what's available now, and a little of what you can expect from us in the future.

When The Stranglers had timecode trouble and the big studios couldn't help, the Time Code Refresher could - they liked it so much they bought one. Vic Lennard feels refreshed.

A Voice In The Wilderness

Now that we can all make make release-quality albums in our bedrooms and basements, what happens to all this music? Richard Garrett has some suggestions.

A rundown on the various 'head' formats available on tape recorders and the reasons for their existence.

Interfacing Paia Synthesizers to PET Computers

Recording Tips

Geoff Adams tells us what you can do with a broom cupboard and a little imagination...

Electronics at East Anglia

A report on the electronic music studio at the University of East Anglia.

Everything you need to start recording at home

Exactly what equipment do you really need to make a start in home recording? We take you through it, step by step.

FM goes weeny

portastudios - get side tracked with a four-track

Mike Drane informs us of his clandestine bedroom activities!

Recording

Where we sort out and explain carefully a set of technical terms: this month, recording gear

At last — a BBC MIDI interface

4-Track Recorder/Mixer

(so that people can actually hear them)

A rundown on what's involved in setting up your own personal cassette label and how to bring your product to the attention of the people who matter.

A thorough study of the 'do's' and 'don'ts'.

Lots of info about who has won what

Recording tips for this popular machine.

Our regular readers' demo page is packed with invaluable tips on how to record the perfect demo.

A fresh look at the production model of the Akai S612 MIDI controlled sound sampler by Steve Howell.