Tony Reed chats to Chris and Cosey, a duo who've taken the DIY ethic further than most

Chas de Whalley squares up to the young and talented Brian Tench

Iva Davies and Bob Kretschmer take a walkabout from the land of the Fairlight to talk to Tim Goodyer about a new LP, new technology, real singers and the ballet.

How to maintain your kit

Annabel Scott sits in on 'Donnerstag aus Licht’, the latest concert excursion from a name dropped more often than milk bottles. It’s four hours long, but it’s only a fraction of the finished article.

In which the man behind the mask - Frank Tovey - explains his attitudes to playing, writing, and recording his own particular brand of idiosyncratic electronic music.

Multitrack Recording In The Classroom

Our educational consultant describes a basic, 4-track recording session from initial recording to final mixing.

A new band, a new album, and a new year. Planning ahead with the Police behind you.

How it is to be solo

the Yamaha story

plugged in and turned on

The Mix's terrestrial bulletin board

Tony Reed plans out his shopping list for the coming year

Groove guru Wile Smarties reports on the latest sample CDs.

Roland Report

A studio devoted to the service of the community.

Ken Scott muses on his journey from Bowie to Kajagoogoo. Chas de Whalley listens attentively

He was once electronic drummer with jazz-rockers Landscape. Now he's a successful producer for the likes of Spandau Ballet and Colonel Abrams, but the search for new ways of using new gear goes on.

news from the front

after the break, news from the front

The art of packing high tech facilities into micro musical instruments is reaching a peak. We take a look at some of the latest innovations to emerge and a few that we can hope to see in 1984.

Fancy following in the footsteps of Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarret and Chick Corea? Robert Irving did, and now finds himself doing just that, playing keyboards with Miles Davis. Tim Goodyer reports.

All the news you can eat. And then some