Latest digital reverb from a company that's been making outboard effects gear longer than most. Paul White gives his first impressions.

Royd A7 monitors

Designed originally as bookshelf speakers, the A7 have found popularity as a near-field monitor.

Take one noise gate, add a drum machine plus a dash of imagination, then see what happens.

Digital Reverb

Digital reverb. Last time we covered reverb, many of you may not have been able to afford a digital unit, but prices are falling all the time...

Cutec Multirecorder

A very basic 4-track cassette multitracker for those who place sound quality above gadgets and frills.

Getting the best out of Tandy's Realistic PZM microphones.

Tony Visconti's studio, Good Earth, in the heart of London's West End owes its success to a combination of the right services and good management.

The MTR SLM82 Line Mixer

If you've run out of channels, you might find this little mixer a profitable way to fill up your rack space.

String, sealing wax and solder combine to bring you circuits of appalling simplicity.

Audio Logic MT44 Gate

Four expander gates in one box for less than the cost of an off-peak holiday for two in Cleethorpes.

JBL Control 1 Monitors

Small monitors; small price; big sound.

Fostex 160 Multitracker

What can I say... it's black, it lights up... they've done it again — another winner.

Tascam 112 and 112R Cassette Decks

Two decks, one basic and one sophisticated, but both offering superb performance.

Drawmer LX20 Compressor

A compressor that will make you go soft at the knees. I liked it so much, I bought the product!

Soundcraft 200SR Mixer

A first rate general purpose live or recording desk that doesn't cost the earth.

The Mix

The first of a 2-part series on creative mixing.

Ibanez SDR1000 Reverb

State of the art reverb performance with a few other effects thrown in for good measure. A very serious product and one that is destined to become a standard.

Your kindly editor investigates ways in which the newcomer to recording might spend his money effectively rather than just quickly.

Multi-effects Unit

Multi-effects processors are all very well, but few of them allow you to use two different treatments in series. Paul White is blown away by the possibilities the technique offers.

16-track Tape Recorder

Ever since its launch, the Fostex B16 has dominated the budget 16-track studio market Now Paul White tests its successor, the E16, and finds out if the improvements are worthwhile.

Paul White again, with the first in a new series on ensuring your immaculate recording isn't ruined by a mediocre mix. This month: what not to do with mixing desks and outboard processors.

The Reverb Revolution Continues

Don't spend your Christmas money until you've read this! We bring you an exclusive in-depth review on Alesis' new secret weapon: a 16-bit, studio quality, digital reverb for little more than the cost of a spring unit.