DAT Recorder

Tascam's latest machine has all the features we have come to expect of a professional DAT recorder. Dave Lockwood assesses its performance.

The month - this month

Four-track Cassette Machine

It's like a Porta One, but bigger, with more input channels, more features, and a correspondingly higher price-tag. Paul White casts a critical eye.

Analogue tape, digital tape or hard disk? All have strengths and weaknesses, some of which are more obvious than others; this comprehensive overview unscrews the inscrutable.

With a little thought and a few 'tricks of the trade', it is possible to produce top quality recordings at home. David Mellor explains how.

Behringer Multifex • Ultrafex • Bassfex • Multiband Enhancers

Roland DEP5

Roland's long-awaited multi-effects unit turns out to have a great deal to offer.

A look at some forthcoming products from the world of hi-tech music and recording.

The largest event of its type in Europe, Frankfurt is the showcase for all that is new and innovative. This three page preview looks at some of the products that will be there.

Multitrack Cassette Recorder

Neville Unwin puts this sophisticated home studio package through its paces.

All the Fun of the Fair

What's new in the way of equipment including the latest from the Frankfurt show.

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

Tomorrow's hot products previewed

As you've probably already got your sampler playing drums, horns and strings, getting it to sing to you may sound deceptively easy. Tom McLaughlin explains there may be more to sampling the human voice than you'd heard.

NAMM Winter Market, Anaheim

Paul Wiffen, hotfoot from California, reports on the machines that made headlines at the US music industry's winter shindig...

A Series By Warren Cann.

Acoustic Guitar

Recording the acoustic guitar.

Could you squeeze an eight-channel programmable MIDI mixer into a 1U-high rack-mounting unit? Simmons could, and their endeavours could appeal to all kinds of musicians, as Rick Davies reveals.

This recent event had plenty to interest the hi-fi enthusiast.

An interview with the ex-After The Fire keyboard player about his home recording experiences and equipment.

Amek Big By Langley Mixing Console

With Talking Recall and oodles of features, this top-end mixing desk should satisfy many private studio's needs.

16:4:2 Mixing Console

Yamaha MT44D Recording System