Simmons

Shareware & Public Domain software

Mountains of useful programs can be yours for nothing! Well, it's a public service, innit? declares Ian Waugh.

The life story of the original sampling keyboard — the Mellotron.

As October is Guitar Month we chat to Hap Kuffner, Vice-President of Steinberger Inc who proffers a few wise words about the current state of the industry

When IBM - the Big Blue - conquered the business computer market, music was the last thing on their corporate mind. Yet in 1990, the PC is gaining ground as a music machine. Ian Waugh reports.

DrumCheck

Bob Henrit of Argent has a go on the new Arbiter Auto-Tune kit.

Analysis, comment, discussion... hey, Rock'n' Roll

A Guide to Recording, Electronic Music and Popular Music Courses in Britain

The first ever published guide to all Recording, Electronic Music and Music Courses available in Britain today.

Five From America

A clutch of books for the beginning or serious recordist.

Two of the industry's brightest names cast their minds back and reminisce to RM about the birth of the PA system.

PART 2: Timecode - much talked about but little understood - is of increasing importance to musicians and recording engineers. Whether you are synchronising audio to video, or MIDI to multitrack, at least a working knowledge of SMPTE/EBU is required. In the second part of this series, David Mellor explains what timecode is and how it is used.

Sony Hi-Fi Beta Recorder

Why limit use of your computer to sequencing and librarian functions? Roly Pickering explains what bulletin boards are, how you get onto them and what they can do for you.

'Ere, did you know that old wossisname is doing so-and-so with a wotchermaccallit.

Slingerland Kit. Palmer on Percussion

Having recently celebrated their first 100 years in the music industry, we thought it opportune to discover what Yamaha have planned for the next century. Paul Gilby investigates.

World of music and dance

The Virgin Guide To New Music

a life story

In case the current wave of BMF-madness has overtaken you completely, MT dropped in on the annual Chicago show to see how the Americans do it. Report: Dan Goldstein, Rick Davies, Paul White and Bob O'Donnell.

The second of our series that takes a behind the scenes look at companies and design personnel involved in recording and hi-tech products. This month Paul Gilby talks to Scott Berdell of dbx.

C.F. Martin IV appraises acoustics

Really Big Men

The band tipped to make it BIG in '88. Tim Goodyer talks to a DJ/keyboard player with a unique place in rock 'n' roll and a singer/guitarist who's going to make Madonna and Lita Ford look like Dot Cotton and Hilda Ogden.