A look at some of the spring reverb units currently in circulation.

What's Up, Doc?

Ibanez are late entrants to the fast-moving field of digital reverb products, but their new SDR 1000 unit has something different about it that caught the eye of reviewer Mark Jenkins. Read the review to find out what...

Our colourful round-up of whats new in hi-tech music and recording.

Why are microphones so different, why do some cost the earth — and which one should you use for which job? All is revealed.

Lexicon PCM 80

Studio reverb, sucessor to the PCM 70

IT's complete news service.

The shape of things to come

Tony Reed goes back to the future for the Frankfurt forecast

8-Track Digital Tape Recorder

Tascam's digital 8-track recorder is designed to meet the needs of professionals, yet is costed to appeal to the home studio market.

In case the current wave of BMF-madness has overtaken you completely, MT dropped in on the annual Chicago show to see how the Americans do it. Report: Dan Goldstein, Rick Davies, Paul White and Bob O'Donnell.

News from the front

and now, back to the newsroom

for Rock 'n' Roll

Ben Duncan looks at the design philosophy behind a modern power amplifier. If you don't understand it just be seen reading it and it will improve your credibility.

Shure Microphones

We gathered together five different types of microphone from the current Shure product range and gave them to sound engineer Dave Lockwood to test. Read his report in this issue.

Delightful Dobros, Scintillating C-Ducer, Luscious Lighting, Captivating Canons and much more super schmutter

What's hot for '87

"...comes back from Hammersmith."

What we saw at the big fair, including famous gear and famous people.

Still crazy after all these years? Devo mainstay Mark Mothersbaugh speaks of TV music, obscure American synths and lunchboxes that go boom, tink, boom,tink...

New Gear Galore.

News from the cutting edge of music and multimedia technology

True Stereo Reverb & Effects Processor

A pictorial taste of some of the hot new products unveiled at last month's British Music Fair.

Having recently released his own independent LP, 'Oh Africa', we asked Sound On Sound reader Kofi Busia to write about his experiences. In this the third and final part of his story, he reveals his discoveries about the record industry and explains why he set up his own record label.

Why use an expensive sampler for playing bass sounds when you can take advantage of the Pro MIDI Bass and free your sampler for more worthwhile tasks? Mike Collins lets his fingers do the walking.

More news, views, and a smidgeon of hot gossip!