Reader 's demo tapes reviewed in print with a selection on tape.

Readers' demos tapes reviewed in print, with a selection on tape.

Yazoo for forty quid

Reader's demo tapes reviewed in print, with a selection featured on tape.

and how to get on his show, honest

MIDI Synchroniser

As tape synchronisation becomes an indispensable part of modern music making, the demand for cost-effective sync boxes grows... Simon Trask discovers that it takes more than Tipp-Ex on the tape to throw the MTS30 off the track.

Not strictly an instrument review... but a look at an innovative new tuition method for guitar and keyboards.

Syncing Again

Making tracks with MIDI

Mixing

Paul White (again) on the latest Cambridgeshire black box - this one syncs drum machines and sequencers to tape.

A Series By Warren Cann.

Let's face it, every studio needs a master cassette deck. Paul Ireson takes a look at Tascam's new mid-priced two and three-head machines.

Arlen Roth's 'Metal' Tape Tutor Assessed

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.

The underlying concepts of multitrack recording are explained from the bottom up.

Casio DA2 DAT Recorder

Following hot on the heels of their DA1, Casio have now released the DA2 portable DAT recorder. Paul Ireson takes a look at what's new.

First DIY steps to a MIDI sync box for your portastudio.

Creative mixing with MIDI controlled effects

Paul Gilby takes a look at the first MIDI controlled effect - Yamaha's D1500 which heralds a series on creative mixing with MIDI controlled devices.

Casio CK-500

A four-track find or fraud? We pass judgement.

The pro-standard SMPTE sync code is now working itself down to many semi-pro and amateur studios - but even the best systems bring their problems. Vic Lennard presents a SMPTE troubleshooters' guide.