six and bass

Digital Drum Machine

Paul Colbert decides that the smaller brother of the R100 digital drum machine is a very clever piece of work.

Paul White again, with the first in a new series on ensuring your immaculate recording isn't ruined by a mediocre mix. This month: what not to do with mixing desks and outboard processors.

Another in our 'How It Works' series. David Mellor kicks off a two-part investigation into the practicalities of bins, horns, tweeters and woofers. Baffled? You won't be once you've read this!

IT Goes Monthly - Ed. Explains

the Yamaha story

Not only did Roland's Super Jupiter make a worthy replacement for the Jupiter 8, it is still a sought-after instrument today, as Steve Howell is happy to report.

Trish McGrath gets the lowdown on a whole stack of readers' own synth sounds, while Paul Wiffen gives an appraisal of a new library of samples for the Ensoniq Mirage.

offspring of the Chroma

24-Channel Multitrack Mixer

Fostex's new 24-channel 12-group 2412 mixer packs big console features into a compact frame. Dave Lockwood tries it on for size.

A course called Soundscape can teach you all about Contemporary Music and Technology; the right piece of music will win you a place on that course - in MT's exclusive competition.

Yamaha REV5 Reverb

Is there room at the top for yet another digital reverb unit? Mark Badger thinks so — provided it's 16-bit, has a 20kHz effect bandwidth, analogue and digital parametric EQ, can stack two reverb effects and goes by the name of REV5!

Dawn Scout nearfield monitors — read the review, then try to win the speakers in our amazingly simple to enter competition.

Win a Cactus combined mic and trigger system

Win A FREE GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM (Pt. 2)

Win a fabulous Zoom 9030 effects processor!

Your last chance to win Carlsbro gear - in the shape of a Cobra 90 PA system, complete with speakers.

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The man who made AOR respectable? Terry Britten confesses all to Chas de Whalley

Maxell UDII, Sony UCX-S, That's EM

three new chrome cassettes

CASIOS COPPED - WIN 3 of the best!

Those generous folk at Sound Technology have kindly donated an Alesis Midiverb. All you have to do is win it!

The start of a regular monthly column devoted to readers' hints and tips about their instruments, equipment, software, recording and playing techniques.

Your chance to win a Soundcraft Spirit Folio mixer by answering more of our embarrassingly easy questions.