How to speak Musician

Understand record company executives, outwit shop assistants and grunt to roadies on their own level with our dictionary of musical terms.

the birth of loud

PA History

'Brotherhood' by New Order

Sound On Sound's record review with a difference! Mark Prendergast begins the first of a regular feature that talks about and to the people responsible for one of the more interesting vinyl releases around. This month: 'Brotherhood' by New Order.

Who's been recording where

What in the name of Prince is Reverb and how can it help your music?

and what can it do for you, your sound, and your music?

DREAM MACHINE: roland space echo

the roland space echo lives - with the help of a little modern technology

Hughes & Kettner Tubeman Preamp

This dedicated guitar preamp benefits from hybrid tube circuitry, an integral speaker simulator and the ability to impersonate four quite different styles of amplifier.

Abbey Road

Perhaps the most famous recording studio in the world explored by IM's Eamonn Percival

Roland Demonstrators make Good!

History catches up with Roland musicians

Drums and Percussion

Nowhere is the correct use of reverb more important than in the treatment of drum and percussion sounds. We reveal all — and we tell you a bit about reverb too.

Where To Hire The Things You Cant Afford To Buy

Where to hire the things too expensive to buy.

Computer synth rental

Part 2, ARP to Buchla. Buchla? Yep, Buchla

dangerous truths

The Prodigy's Liam Howlett lays bare his soul, A bit

what's missing in A Cappella

This month, Electronic Dream Plant to Elka.