First to the tape

Readers' demos... can you take the tape test?

How to line up your mixer and recorder for improved recordings.

Readers' demos reviewed in print and a selection on tape.

Readers demos' reviewed in print and a selection on tape.

As integration of musical and studio technology grows, the need for units like Anatek's new sync box grows. Synchronisation made easy with Vic Lennard.

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

A monthly review of readers' demos, with a selection featured on the tape.

This is the tape demo column that matters: have you posted off your band's effort yet?

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.

New and interesting vinyl, tape and compact discery from Pretenders, Frankie, Cameo...

Your demo tape could win you a brand new Casio VZ-1 synthesizer plus a day in ARC's recording facilities

A Cactus, a Carlsbro, and a C-Tape trigger—the electro-percussionist's package par excellence pourvous to win

Send your tape for review to Making Music, 40 Bowling Green Lane, London EC1R 0NE.

Our demo tape review column listens to your trackings and offers (constructive) comments. Are you band enough to take the test.

Q&A time again: this month, problems with MIDI System Exclusive storage, and how to use multi-timbral synthesisers with multitrack tape recorders.

Digital Audio Tape controversy, music store cooperation and sexism all came out of this month's bulging postbag - and the postman's put in for a raise.

Even more space means we can relieve some of the backlog of tapes yet to be reviewed, if you're still awaiting the HSR once-over, maybe your tape is amongst this month's batch?

More letters from the front: a dealer defends himself, a reader attacks the blank tape levy, onlookers rally to Steve Lipson's cause and pop and serious music clash over technology.