A brief glimpse at what will astound the recording world this year

Drum Machines

improve your programming with the experts

Innovators of The Kit and the Music Percussion Computer, MPC explain their approach and hint at some new products to come.

Key Ingredients For A Happening Dance Track

An insight into the sounds and structures that make up a successful dance record, by Edgar G. Roover.

Reviewed

Tape Talk

Paul Austin reports on a low-cost direct-to-disk recording board for the Amiga.

MIDI Mutable Mixer

Most small mixers simply don't have enough inputs for even a modest home recording setup. One that certainly does is the new 20:2 Tascam MM1, complete with MIDI mute automation. Tony Hastings checks it out.

Roy Wood risked burning the supper to bring us up to date on his career, his current activities and his method of working in the studio.

Fostex R8 & Tascam TSR8 Recorders

Paul White checks out Tascam's TSR8 and Fostex's R8 open reel, 8-track machines side by side.

Phil Walsh solves all your lead connection problems at once with his handy multi-way junction box. What a clever boy he is!

CHOOSING & USING: studio monitoring

explaining the art of studio monitoring

Raiders from Westone, EMG pickups and more besides

Home recording goes modular.

The latest scandal from the world of recording equipment.

Aces B1816

A cost effective in-line mixing console aimed at the budget 16-track user.

A super-spy comes clean, but the questions go on

Assorted items of news, nonsense and things people wish they hadn't said.

to 8-track, what's involved

Equipment news

The conclusion of our Eno exclusive.

Secondhand synths

A buyers guide for the second hand market.

Lash out in excitement at the percussion set-up that offers three drums and a stand for a ton.