A look at what's new in the recording and hi-tech equipment fields including Applied Microsystem's new synchroniser, Oberheim's rack-mount Matrix-6 expander and more...

A sampling digital delay line from Korg - the SDD2000.

Terminal Studios

Chris Maillard now embarking at Terminal 24

Once More for the Viewers at Home

The Rebis RA226 Sampler gets the H&SR treatment.

Boss Micro Rack

Five new effects for the home studio

Amplifier Review

The keyboard version of the new Vox amplifier range, offering 100W through a special 15" speaker.

Four effects in box, 1,000 words on a page

Complete MIDI set-up for the small band.

SMPTE Events Controller

The increasing popularity of SMPTE has meant a corresponding growth in sync units. We take a look at this one from Bokse.

Keith Barr, the driving force behind Alesis isn't renowned for his willingness to talk to the press so we are pleased to be able to bring you this exclusive interview.

Sneak Preview

Next year's new gear - Mag gives sneak preview

Simon Trask discovers the future sound - and vision - of London

Bedroom recordists Ad Lib engage in pillow talk with Paul Benson

Music For A Small Planet

An enterprising duo who mix business and pleasure in the pursuit of music making.

It's the most oft-quoted specification of them all, yet frequency response is also one of the most confusing aspects of music machine performance. Paul White reveals the facts behind the figures.

Rock City

Like many keyboard aces of the Seventies, Rod Argent too has turned his talents toward writing music for films and television, his most recent venture being the music for the highly acclaimed BBC TV series 'Soldiers'. Here he explains to Ian Gilby the procedures involved.

The man who took the credit for production on Pink Floyd's superlative 'Dark Side Of The Moon' album has since had ten years of album success with his own creation: The Alan Parsons Project. Richard Elen managed to track him down to London's Mayfair Studios, to discuss the appliance of music technology in his recordings.

A Producer's Guide

The Paul Wiffen production guide

The latest from downtown trade and productsville

An innovative multi-instrumentalist both in and out of the studio, from Be-Bop Deluxe to 'The Love that Whirls'.