Most of us have bought CDs bearing the label "digitally remastered", but how many of us appreciate what's happened to the music in the process. Tom Doyle exposes the power behind the remastering button.

Alesis are known, more than anything, for their digital signal processing expertise, yet their new mixer is an all analogue 16:2:2 design - but employing a revolutionary construction technique. Paul Ireson lends an ear.

The gear piles up in your home studio, and you realise you can't manage another mix without a decent desk - but how can you afford it? Nigel "Mixmiser" Lord puts Fostex' budget desk through its paces.

The pick of 1983's equipment releases.

Build this noise reduction project

Alesis Quadraverb 2

New version of multi-effects classic

Yet another selection of recently announced new products to whet your appetite!

No hype, no waffle - just tomorrow's products today

Tomorrow’s products previewed

Recording

Where we sort out and explain carefully a set of technical terms: this month, recording gear

AmpCheck

Hugely powerful and impressively loud. Martin Brassell, that is

The conclusion of our in-depth look at Bill's home 16 track studio in Yorkshire.

Paul Ireson reports from Frankfurt on Europe's biggest music fair.

THE NAMM REPORT

Anaheim recently played host to 1988's Winter NAMM show. MT's American correspondents were on hand to send back news of the latest developments in hi-tech musical equipment.

A few simple rules to help you get professional-sounding vocal tracks every time.

MIDI Mixing System

MIDI up your mix

A long-time member of the MIDI establishment, Jeff Rona is a musician who gets more mileage out of computers than most. Scott Wilkinson listens in on Mac, PAN, digital editing and Jon Hassell's latest LP.

Ramsa's Miniature Condenser Microphones

Ramsa may not be a familiar name in the pro microphone world just yet, but engineer Dave Lockwood reckons they will be judging by their latest range of miniature electrets which includes both a headset and a mic that can handle an SPL of 158dB!

A focus on this computer-based band, their home studio and newly-developed sound sampling device that is changing the way they record.

Yamaha REV5 Reverb

Is there room at the top for yet another digital reverb unit? Mark Badger thinks so — provided it's 16-bit, has a 20kHz effect bandwidth, analogue and digital parametric EQ, can stack two reverb effects and goes by the name of REV5!