Real Drum Company Masterkit CD-ROM Vol. 1

All profits from Tony Horkins' features go to Live Aid

EQ Tutorial

Perfecting your sound with a little equalisation

...Beating Like This. In the fourth part of our series, Matt Isaacson casts a critical eye over some of the electronic drum pads now available; will using them create a better beat?

a real drum

Drum recording guide

From miking cymbals to mixing toms - all you need to know

Stanley Clarke & George Duke, Pat Benatar and AMM

Comments on a new cartridge and active speakers.

Occidental innovation.

A Thorne in the side of Tony Mills

Gigsound

Budget Beats

A beat on the cheap?

Drumcheck

Bob Henrit comes out of his shell to review this minimalist masterpiece

Models WM-V001, WM-V002 and WM-003 put to the test.

Akai S1000PB 16bit Stereo Sample Player with SWM and Workstation Disks

Do you find the idea of sampling your own sounds unappealing? Why not settle for a high quality replay-only sampler like the Akai S1000PB and spend the money you save on more library disks? Paul Ireson checks out the machine and Akai's newly launched set of Workstation and SWM disks.

Paul White explains the basic principles of tape recorders to help you make better recordings.

In seeking bands with a buzz going for them the IM team travelled to Nottingham to meet Terrapin and Carlo Santanna (no relation).

Not a household name perhaps, but this man is behind quite a lot of musical projects that you will no doubt recognise - as Janet Angus explains.

Digital Reverb

JBL MR825S

Last month’s review re-born

Total Percussion Sound Module

From the R8 Human Rhythm Composer comes the Total Percussion Sound Module "humanising' without a sequencer? Simon Trask investigates Roland's latest beat box and a selection of sound cards.

Recording Chris de Burgh

Stephen Tayler tells Richard Buskin all about recording and mixing Chris de Burgh's recent single, 'By My Side'.

Another of our regular guides for the Electro-Musician.

Digital drumming with Atlantex