Hi-Fi Video

An overview of a new generation of band-friendly hi fi video

Studio setting up

Is video a mystery to you? Would you like to dip a toe into its murky waters, or are you worried about getting out of your depth too quickly? In this new series David Mellor explains the essentials of synchronising audio to video, and finds out what it is like to upgrade a home studio to audio post-production standard.

From our Greenland correspondent.

Alan Hoida dons his Santa outfit and explains the pros and cons of working on film as opposed to video.

The revolutionary Video 8 format has resulted in a new generation of domestic video recorders that offer high quality pictures and up to 6 tracks and 18 hours of stereo digital sound. Francis Rumsey explains how.

Electric Productions

The last of the current series finds James Betteridge and some Geisha Girls involved. We have the negatives, Jim...

Ian Gilby collates the more interesting responses to his editorial request for manufacturers and retailers to look towards the 'video manual' as a complement to printed equipment manuals.

Part 1: The Shoot

We all know how modern cost-effective musical instruments and recording equipment allow professional standard tapes to be produced at home. But does the similar trend in video gear mean that the average musician can now shoot his own promo? Paul Wiffen and Darrin Williamson thought so. This is their story.

Sound and video post production engineer

...of Trilion Video talks about the differences in recording techniques between audio and video.

This month: Bassheads, The Drum Club, Ultramarine, Voyager, The Irresistible Force on video and more...

Hex's Matt Black reveals the secrets of getting started and getting in sync with video, graphics and music

...and Phil South stays friends with his Amiga.

The new videola music and video format is taking music video into the next decade. T-Cut K talks to one of the genre's most technology-conscious acts about the medium and the message.

interacting with the future

Where sound and pictures meet

One of the first and principal exponents of computer music interviewed.

Quietly but surely, synchronisation codes have become an essential part of MIDI recording, but what's all this SMPTE and FSK stuff really about? Chris Many looks at the different sync codes and why we need them.

We conclude our series on synchronisation by looking at Time Code and its applications in the video and music industries. Film editor Richard Atherton is your guide.

trying to get on telly could be the most frustrating experience of your musical career; we pinpoint the pitfalls

Keith Emerson outlines his guide to cinema soundtracks.