Drawmer LX20 expander/compressor

Drawmer noise gates and compressors have become the undisputed industry standard in the field of sound recording, and their latest unit looks set to make it a hat-trick. The dual channel LX20 offers comprehensive compression/expansion facilities at a budget price. Engineer Gareth Stuart assesses its performance.

The Prefab Spirit

the screening of Steve McQueen

Processor

Dave Simpson concludes the saga of Thatched Cottage Studio and how it came about.

session guitar from Heaven 17 to Art Garfunkel

We highlight three recording studios that place the emphasis on music hardware rather than expensive recording equipment: in order of price, East London Community Studio, Hollow Sun, and Computer Music Studios.

Blue Weaver, former Bee-Gee and session musician takes Janet Angus round his new studio.

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.

An unbelievable digital reverb at an even more unbelievable price.

Jools in the Crown

Sophie and Peter Johnston

If the major labels let you down and you're writing sophisticated electro-pop, forming your own record company is one way of getting your message across. Annabel Scott meets a remarkable brother-and-sister duo.

Northern electronic music exponent Ian Boddy answers questions from Tim Goodyer about the recording of his new album, live performance, and music synthesis.

Beatfarm

The boys from Beatfarm Studios talk business, production, and new jazz funk

A fly on the wall account of a mega-group amidst a mega-tour. Michael Smolen does the buzzing

can have an Edge like this

The Edge describes sounds and styles

The omnipresent Steve Howell passes on a few tricks of the trade. This month he examines ways in which you can transform a dry, lifeless synth sound into something soft and manageable.

September 1983 - January 1985

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

Paradise Studios

Synth players in search of Heaven need look no further than West London, where a recording studio puts the emphasis firmly on hi-tech musical equipment, but doesn't charge people the Earth to use it. Simon Trusk pays Paradise a visit.

Producer & Composer

Janet Angus talks to Dave about making the change between audio and video recording and the issues and problems involved.

TC Electronics TC1210

This offering from TC Electronics proves to be more than just another chorus/flanger, as Simon Croft discovers.

A few words from the editor on how he uses, misuses and abuses effects.

League leader and Moroder man talks tech to Tony Mills

An interesting interview with Andre Jacquemin who just happens to be the man responsible for the recording of the Monty Python madness that's surfaced on film and vinyl over the last decade or so.

No, this is not the rack-mounting version - it's a robust 14-track (at a push) multitrack recorder/mixer and computer-controlled patchbay rolled into one. Find out whether or not studio engineer Gareth Stuart reckons it could be a viable alternative to traditional reel-to-reel 16-track systems...

The blurred fingers of the guitar star focussed by the blurred gaze of Richard Walmsley