Hard disk recording for softies

Give your signals a warm start in life

Video software upgrade

State-of-the-art sampling

Budget speakers from California

Peace-broking sampling software

Well-equipped new workstation

Guitar DI/Preamp with wider applications

Poor man's U87 from Russia

Powerful, portable PA system

Scratching and backtracking without tears

Ace Records' re-mastering engineers reveal the secrets of acoustic restoration

Indie producer of the moment, Stephen Street finds his memories are all... a Blur

What the North London jazz/soul studio may lack in technology, it makes up for in good vibes

Bob Dormon's effects tutorials conclude with a look at multi-effects units

Roger 'James' Brown loses all track of (real) time in his sequencing tutorial

Nigel Lord applies the principles of drum programming to other sounds

An East End education boots up the digital revolution