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Making Music - June 1986

Editorial
Editorial

The News with Japan Special
News

New gear revealed. Plus on-the-spot report of how Yamaha in Japan treat the musicianly public.

This article has no OCR bodytext.Letters
Feedback

You know where the post box is, don't you?

Smoke
News

Gossip calypso - giving out the musicians' gossip that no-one else would touch with an ear'ole.

Robinson Studio
Interview

Tom Robinson

Uncle Tom gives studio advice, from a Portastudio to a great big 24-track.

This article has no OCR bodytext.Band File
Feature

The instrumental low-down on a choice new group: this month, Venom from Newcastle.

Musicians Union
Feature

The Musicians Union - is it for you?

What's in it for rock musicians? A spokesperson answers your questions.

That Was Then...
Feature

Historic pix of Jimmy Page and Marc Bolan, plus an interesting guitar or three.

Carlsbro Cobra 90
Review

Keyboard Amp

Heaven Spent
Interview

Heaven 17

Martyn Ware talks about money and the musician. Make £50,000 without playing a note.

Sharp Hedges
Feature

Michael Hedges

Flying Tonight
Feature

Watch Your Gear

How to look after instruments and gear on the move.

Key Bored
Feature

The Three-Chord Trick
Feature

We share with you the simple guitar chord trick upon which most pop music is based.

Technically Speaking Part 3
Feature

The third of our build-your-own-MIDI-interface-for-BBC-and-DX21.

16 Things
Feature

You never knew about Depeche Mode | Depeche Mode

Manzanera Memories
Interview

Phil Manzanera

The guitars behind five Roxy Music classics, plus a Skill Centre special as Phil shows you the chords to 'Love Is The Drug'.

Program Notes Downloads
Feature

Two new Making Music hook-ups for the DX7, and another new racket for your lovely Casio CZ101 too. Sheer generosity.

One Man's Meat
Opinion

It's angry time with violent John Morrish. This month's target: 'disc jockeys'. Brace yourself.

Production Values Part 1
Feature

History Of Producers

Just who are these people who get their names on record sleeves and their sounds in your speakers?

What It All Means
Feature

Microphones

It's the microphone's turn to have all its technical terms translated into understandable language.

The Six Lives of Rick Wakeman
Feature

Rick Wakeman

The six best keyboard ideas of Rick The First, in condensed, easy-to-follow Making Music style.

Drum Hum
Feature

Geoff Nicholls calms down the fight between the drum machine and the real drummer.

DOD footpedal fx
Review

phaser, gate and compressor

Moody A-Seventh Shock
Feature

Justin Hayward

Vision VS200 guitar
Review

six string electric

Synth Sense
Feature

A pile of useful stuff on the gaps between the notes that make chords sound (mostly) nice.

Chord of the Month
Feature

Keyboards

A For Auditions
Feature

Find out how to get those missing musicians for your group, or get into a new group yourself.

This article has no OCR bodytext.Demology
Music Review

This is the tape demo column that matters: have you posted off your band's effort yet?

The Press Gang
Feature

Who do these music press writers think they are? A big joke, that's what we make of it.

June Calendar
Feature

A DX21 - but can you work out how it was done? Important dates; nice enough to stick on the wall.

This article has no OCR bodytext.Album Analysis
Music Review

Peter Gabriel, The Ramones, Philip Glass, That Petrol Emotion, and old-time Velvet Underground.

This article has no OCR bodytext.The Buyer's Bible
Feature

The Top 40 Chart of Britain's favourite instruments and gear, now with Bubbling Under newcomers.

Making Music - Track Record Publishing Ltd, Nexus Media Ltd.

 

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