Portable DAT Recorder

As the market prepares itself for an influx of DAT recorders from the giants of the hi-fi world, Mark Jenkins takes a brief look at a new portable offering from Technics, the SV260.

Que Computer Hardware Buyers Guide, AMG Global Trance Mission sample CDs, Microsoft Music Multimedia CD-ROMs

Software for Commodore 64

Mark Jenkins supercharges the studio with this latest hi-tech recording software for the inexpensive Commodore 64 micro.

S900 owner David Mellor receives a package in the post from Akai, which rekindles his enthusiasm in the sampler which was one of the first to combine a wealth of facilities with a reasonable price. Will the Version 2.0 software update bring the Akai into line with the latest samplers on the market or has it become old technology - just after its first birthday?

Dream Machine: ensoniq EPS/EPSm

the all-singing all-dancing all-bankrupting Ensoniq EPS

little Andy Taylor on big guitar sounds

Teczon Dub Multi 4x4

Currently the least expensive cassette multitracker to offer simultaneous recording on all four channels.

CD player 3-way test

Denon, Pioneer, Vestax lock lasers

Actual factuals

SY-DP50

On Technic's hybrid Preset/Programmable digital drum machine the SY-DP50.

The monthly miscellany gets stuck into the trivia

Dream Machine: Studiomaster 848r ProLine Mixer

the spotlight falls on the Studiomaster 848R mixer

Martin Russ reflects on a cult phenomenon: Kawai’s K5 additive synthesizer.

David Ellis buys a Commodore Amiga and looks at the latest software written for it. The music is good, the graphics are better - but what does the future hold?

Personal Multitrack Recorder

Built-in digital reverb and three - yes, three - speeds are just some of the facilities hiding inside this new cassette multitracker.

Gajits Breakthru Sequencer For Atari ST

We put this value for money Atari sequencer through its paces.

Miro DC1

Go gabba with a video grabber

Picking up the signals from the world of music and technology...

Recording Mixer

Not content with offering most of the Saber's facilities in the highly affordable Spectrum, Allen & Heath have now produced in the S2 an even cheaper fully-featured recording console. Dave Lockwood tries it on for size.

State of the hardware at AES, Young Adolf in Frankfurt

Guitar

Preset/Programmable Digital Drum Machine

Technics attempt to marry the home-organ drum machine and the digital percussion computer. Success or failure? Dan Goldstein tells all.