Just how these little boxes became part of our everyday life.

10 years on, and nothing's changed, including Chris Holland-Hill's underwear

Aria Straycat bass / Westone Pantera bass

Rock-steady Rozzer on drums meets shufflin' Max Kay

Otherwise known as Paul Day, who identifies your old, unusual and weird guitars.

Why you can't keep a good man down... can you?

how soundtracks changed one star's life

Studio Test

An effective answer to Yamaha's SPX90? Jim Betteridge seems to think so

Brings news of a new British sound sampling drum machine, a digital signal processor from Eventide, and more.

Martin 0045 Custom (the world's only sample!)... Katy-88 dares to Try it

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.

The Roth-less band with a Hagar at the helm. Michael Smolen meets the headman

The start of a regular monthly column devoted to readers' hints and tips about their instruments, equipment, software, recording and playing techniques.

The Return Of Die Krupps

Generally regarded as 'The Bible' of the recording world, David Mellor reviews this handbook of recording techniques and equipment produced by the Association of Professional Recording Studios.

There's more than one way to a living out of music. Nicholas Rowland talks to the Pync Brothers about writing and recording music specifically for use in TV and radio advertising jingles.

Sound Upgrade Board For The Korg M1

More music with mainframe computers