Alternative routes to funny fingerings. Tuning is not cheating, we say.

Speakers break sound barrier, Fender replace guitar range, Rama amps to shatter prices and more!

A new series that allows you to take the producer's chair in the making of a track. This month we look at Marillion's Kayleigh

Cities in Concert Paris, La Defense

Jean-Michel Jarre recently trod the boards in magnificent style in Paris to mark the occasion of Bastille Day - report in full from Mark Jenkins.

BETT '92

Paul Gilby reports from the show devoted to educational technology.

Strange goings on at Recycled Goods plc.

Advanced Vector Synthesiser

In their days at the top, Sequential pioneered an exciting form of sound generation called Vector Synthesis. Simon Trask witnesses its revival in Korg's Wavestation.

Betteridge back again, with a step-by-step guide to the mysteries of mike technique.

Fashion

Dawn Patrol Studio Monitors

Paul White tests an unusual pair of studio monitors from a new British manufacturer.

What do one of London's top studios do with a computer room?

Hugh and I (Dance With A Strangler). A short play by Adrian Deevoy

Audio Logic MT44 Gate

Four expander gates in one box for less than the cost of an off-peak holiday for two in Cleethorpes.

Atari Sequencing Software

Son of Cubase: this stripped-down version of Steinberg's powerful sequencer retains many of its best functions. Nigel Lord and ST, and Cubase makes three.

Even the most advanced of today's hi-tech instruments contain mechanical components that are prone to failure. The trick is to ensure that they just outlast the product to which they're fitted...

News, gossip, funny pictures, ink.

useful companions of the animal kingdom

Ampcheck

Putting the balls back into electronic drums. Messrs Henrit and Francis begin the quest

Monitoring

A second opinion on monitors.

Sydney Music Conservatorium

Music technology Australian style. To prove that there's more to the Australian music scene than the Fairlight, Jonathan Puckeridge pays a visit to the Sydney Music Conservatorium.

Eclectic electricians who do unofficial world cup themes and official singles called 'Philip Glass'.