A 2-page Paracetamol for your technical headaches.

Gajits' popular Atari ST sequencer one has now arrived on the Commodore Amiga Paul Overaa takes a look.

If you've the tenacity to take on and beat the (ex-)GLC, then putting together an upmarket 24-track studio is a piece of cake! Tony Hastings visited this South London studio to glean the details of how it came to be and what it offers.

Don't touch those Level and Pan controls - you may be able to solve your mixing problems more easily than you think. Robert Rich explains how the timbre of a sound affects its performance in the mix.

programmable, touch sensitive, mega MIDI

Vince Clarke reveals trade secrets.

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.

In depth.

Part 5. The adventure continues - the master of MIDI manipulations, Martin Russ, does the time warp!

This premier producer, conductor and arranger discusses his solo album 'The Best of the Alan Parsons Project'

Local community arts centres often house some sort of sound studio, and these can be the only way interested members of the public gain first-hand experience of recording and hi-tech equipment. David Hughes reports on one such North-East based facility.

Part 12: Equalisation, there are equalisers, and there are equalisers. David Mellor wonders whether some are more equal than others.

Synthesiser Expander Module

Looking for a digital complement to analogue gear or another expander to take the pressure off the rest of your rack? Ian Waugh discovers sonic flexibility at a price you can afford.

Recording Vocals

Part 9: The human voice is the most difficult instrument to record, bar none. David Mellor offers some practical guidance.

What A&R Managers want from your demo

For many musicians, their first stab at getting their music heard is sending a demo to a record company or producer. But what do the people who listen to demos every day want from your tape? Sue Sillitoe finds out.

Workstation Synthesiser

Did Gem fix it?

Shredder goes to New Orleans for hot news from America's major instrument show... scoop

Keyboard player to Rainbow, Black Sabbath and now Ozzy Osbourne, Don talks to Tim Oakes about his keyboards, how to Bark At The Moon, and life on the road with a werewolf...

Power Station, NYC

We visit the world-renowned studio, and talk to owner and producer Tony Bongiovi.

Producer of Style Council, The Jam and Comsat Angels explains his working techniques in the studio, production skills and the ins and outs of various effects.

Akai's latest drum machine attempts to combine the best of programmable and preset rhythm units. Simon Trask assesses this marketing strategy while listening to some dope drum sounds.

Phil Brammer converses with one of the most controversial music dealers in the country - Dave Simpson of TCA

gear-speak from all the band's men

Fritz McIntyre - the key is simplicity