echo under remote control

MIDI Digital Delay

Somehow, it had to be Yamaha who'd be first to put MIDI on a digital delay. The possibilities are endless, claims Paul White.

Studio Test

"Go and buy one," urges Graeme Pleeth

David Mellor offers advice to the studio newcomer on the original multi-effects unit.

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.

Flying Scotsman Stuart Gillan watches UB40 make an exhibition of themselves North of the Border

Add-on for Digital Delay Lines

Paul White and an ingenious 'black box' that gives older-generation digital delay lines a sampling capability.

The Universal Answer?

Ian Gilby asks the question.

Jim Betteridge witnesses the advent of the Screaming Blue Messiahs at the Town and Country Club

Mark Jenkins brings you a round-up of the current state of the digital reverb market.

Chris Maillard finds out how to squeeze proper Rock onto eight tracks

Jim Betteridge wades through the swirling, ethereal ambience that is the Cocteau Twins' music

News from the front

the news for now

A guitarist who's at home with hard-disk recording

The Prefab Spirit

the screening of Steve McQueen

some strange advice

Ricky Gordon fires questions at hot Cole

news from the front

newsworthy items for your interest

You'll be hard pushed to find a UK studio that isn't choc-a-bloc with Japanese studio equipment, but have you ever wondered what they use? David Mellor takes a slow boat that bypasses China, and visits two Tokyo studios to find out.

MIDI-controlled Sampling Delay

Korg’s latest digital delay looks like any other - but it offers comprehensive MIDI-controlled sound-sampling facilities. Tim Goodyer checks it out.

In engineering and production - as in musicianship - flexibility and adaptability are precious qualities. Martin Rex has covered artists as varied as Neneh Cherry, Fela Kuti and Michael Nyman - Ollie Crooke listens.

can have an Edge like this

The Edge describes sounds and styles

September 1983 - January 1985

All articles ever featured in HSR from September 83 to January 85 listed for your delectation.