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Shredder goes to New Orleans for hot news from America's major instrument show... scoop

DrumCheck

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

Ralf Hutter: This year's model

There's an awful lot of hi-hi-history involved, y'know

The System

The System this month features ZTT engineer Paul Gomersall's MIDI sampler set-up.

Poe shaped ex-Pere Ubu person pontificates

After carving a career for themselves with their unique brand of anarchic funk, Shriekback have decided the time has come for a change. Barry Andrews tells David Bradwell about the importance of loving musical equipment.

A prolific American synthesist interviewed

Drumcheck

Bob Henrit back in the land of real drums, with the latest from Remo

Accepted as the synchronisation standard in the television and broadcast industry, this digital timecode is fast making inroads into the recording studio at all levels. Kendall Wrightson puts it all in perspective with the start of this series.

Mirage Visual Editor

Our resident Mirage expert Tony Hastings checks out this useful means of improving the sample manipulation facilities of the Mirage - in the form of a software package from Steinberg Research.

Part two, in which we meet the fifth Beatle, George Martin, and also brush with Trevor Horn's Fairlight.

Museums, master tapes, MIDI and more; plus, as usual, Deevoy's Demo Demolition

FOH Engineer

A look at the lives of the men at the Front of the House. By Jim Betteridge

The comings and goings of everyday studio folk

Two effects units evaluated

If the major record companies won't give you the deal you know you deserve, you could do worse than to do it yourself. David Bradwell investigates the pros and cons of pressing your own single.

Sorry! I mean drums (what else?) Peter Randall puts Premier in perspective with a review of their new Soundwave kit.

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.

From the New York roots of hip hop, KRS One talks about street-level production values and samples as the poor musician's alternative to real musicians. Simon Trask listens to the Music of the Spheres.

After three years out of the public eye, Scritti are straight back in the charts with a new LP and single. Green Gartside explains to Tim Goodyer why technology has replaced live performance.