with The Cocteau Twins

Few of today's bands can confidently claim to have a sound that is unique, but Scotland's Cocteau Twins are one such outfit, and Dan Goldstein has been talking to them about how that sound is achieved.

at the APRS Show

A quick roundup of who's exhibiting what at this year's APRS show.

Modifying The Midiverb

Phil 'D.I.Y., Cap'n, but the engines canna take it' Walsh with a mod to turn your Midiverb into a great live tool

Drawmer LX20 expander/compressor

Drawmer noise gates and compressors have become the undisputed industry standard in the field of sound recording, and their latest unit looks set to make it a hat-trick. The dual channel LX20 offers comprehensive compression/expansion facilities at a budget price. Engineer Gareth Stuart assesses its performance.

Capital Keyboard Centre

The Red Shoes Sessions

Engineer Del Palmer spills the beans on how Kate recorded her new album, 'Red Shoes'.

Window Recorder

An AMS quality sampler

From PCMs to PZMs

Tom's home studio is sure to be the envy of most of our readers but it's there for a sound, practical reason.

Founder of Ultravox and owner of The Garden Studio, John Foxx talks about all aspects of his recording methods and highlights the technological changes that have caused him to rethink the way he composes.

Newsdesk Special

The Frankfurt Fair is still weeks away — but we’ve gathered together a whole mass of advance information on the new instruments that will make this year’s event the most competitive yet.

Guitars Go Avant Garde

The best-known instrumentalists aren't necessarily the ones with the most to say. We chat to American avant garde guitar player Steve Tibbetts via the postal service, and find he's got a lot of views worth hearing.

Rhythm Sound Module

A special, report on budget digital reverb, with the spotlight focussed firmly on two groundbreaking new machines, the Yamaha REV7 and Roland SRV2000. Paul White and Simon Trask take up the story.

Wendy Carlos still loves digital synthesis. Through her pioneering soundtrack work on movies like Tron, and her synthesised interpretations of the classics, she has done as much as Jarre, Kraftwerk and Eno in making synthesisers both respectable and popular. She also used to be Walter Carlos. Daniel Rue investigates

From the Midlands' techno culture comes the hardcore sound of Rhythmatic. Simon Trask investigates one of the bands on the ground floor of Britain's fastest-growing musical movement.

Gigsound

Deep Studio

A look at Deep Studio - set up with the help of the Manpower Services Commission.

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Band in a Box Studio

'Band In A Box' who have put their home studio to commercial use, voice their opinions on tea and biscuits.

One way to discover more about recording.

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A peek at what’s new

Who, What, Where & When...

little Andy Taylor on big guitar sounds

New Gear & Hot Tips