They look like Bose, they sound like Bose, but they're made in Britain and they're a lot cheaper. Paul White investigates.

Zsa Zsa

Zsa Zsa defected from Hungary to Britain with very little knowledge of English. Now she has her own home studio in London, complete with Greengate sampler.

a novice engineer's guide to what all the knobs and switches on a mixing-desk do

Drums

Is the future Linear?

Does Roland's new LA synthesizer mean the end of FM is in sight? Martin Russ falls in love with the world's first ever Linear Arithmetic synthesizer whilst trying to find out...

Dave Stewart

Eurythmics’s main man rips the lid off

A rundown of the new products shown at the recent Frankfurt Music Fair.

With some 17 solo albums to his credit, as well as two ballets, five collaborations with Jon Anderson, and film soundtracks that include 'Blade Runner' and the Oscar-winning 'Chariots Of Fire', Vangelis has continually explored the creation of musical forms via the integration of the acoustic with the electronic. Recently, he took time out to talk about his own work methods and express his views on the current technological scene. Richard Buskin asks the questions.

Digital voice editing

How to swing the on-screen scalpel

Roland JD990 Synthesizer

Is Roland's Super JD module simply the best synthesizer they've ever made? Read the review to find out...

JHS Rock Box Mk2 and Bass Box

Shirley (our single's out now... buy it) Gray tries out these two new products in the studio as a means of DIing guitar and bass.

Korg AI Synthesis module & remote editor

Korg's M1 workstation has already become an industry standard; now the same AI synthesis system is available in the cheaper M3R. Simon Trask checks out 19" of pure pleasure.

Bass Parade

bass amps perused from Rockman, Carlsbro, Session, Peavey and Trace Elliot

A preview of some of the goodies soon to be hitting our shops.

Radio drama relies heavily on the skills of the sound engineer as you can well imagine. Janet Angus spoke with one of its leading exponents, John Rowland, aboard The Barge Studio to discover what special techniques are involved.

Making the necessary arrangements

Alligator 'Ebony' Series A175 Bass Combo

Another module for the Tantek rack from the drawing board of Paul Williams.

Teczon Dub Multi 4x4

Currently the least expensive cassette multitracker to offer simultaneous recording on all four channels.

Personal Multitrack Recorder

Built-in digital reverb and three - yes, three - speeds are just some of the facilities hiding inside this new cassette multitracker.

Generally regarded as 'The Bible' of the recording world, David Mellor reviews this handbook of recording techniques and equipment produced by the Association of Professional Recording Studios.

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