Ramsa's Miniature Condenser Microphones

Ramsa may not be a familiar name in the pro microphone world just yet, but engineer Dave Lockwood reckons they will be judging by their latest range of miniature electrets which includes both a headset and a mic that can handle an SPL of 158dB!

Soundproofing Doors And Windows

How To Get The Most From Your Sampler

Studio Equipment - Part Two

Nobby Line continues the run down on Music U.K.'s 8-track package. This month — accessit units

Porky, king of the cutting room

Depth of colour

Chris Maillard samples Dave Yorath and his extensive MIDI system

A chance to catch up on the new products you may have missed at last month's British Music Fair.

It's the latest. It's the greatest. It's the mostest. Oops

Paul Gilby returns with the series that takes a behind the scenes look at companies and design personnel working in the field of music and recording technology. This month: Marvin Caesar, President of Aphex Systems USA - creators of the legendary Aural Exciter.

Computer Music System

Noel Williams compares Hybrid Technology's latest BBC music add-on to its predecessor, the Music 500. Is it the friendlier beast its designers claim it to be?

Take the Fostex X15, restyle it, add new features, raise the price by the cost of a dirty weekend in Blackpool and you've got their new X30 multitracker. Nicholas Rowland finds out if they're on the right track.

Bootleg synths a killer?, New EX, Alligator PA, More scoops

Best known for their tape recorders and cassette-based multitrackers, this new generation of mixers from Fostex look like they will make more than a few converts. Dave Lockwood checks them out.

Advanced Sampling Recorder

Bit of this, bit of that

Sample Replay Unit

In a musical climate dominated by preset sounds, why not produce a rack-mounting unit that simply replays other people's samples? Paul Wiffen analyses Oberheim's attempt at doing just that.

Music Workstation

The cynics will say the W30 is nothing but a repackaging exercise on Roland's part, but Simon Trask looks a little deeper. Do a combined sampler and sequencer make the ideal workstation?

Calum Malcolm: Going to Caledonia

Ben Duncan, the sultan of solder, subjects the concept of room equalisation to further scrutiny.

Ben Duncan gives this power amplifier a thorough going over before telling you that he quite likes it.

Performance Sampler

It's been a while in the pipeline but Ensoniq's successor to their popular Mirage sampler is up and running. Simon Trask checks out the latest "peoples' sampler".

Hints, Tips & News From The World Of Music Software

More hints and tips from the software manufacturers themselves. This month: C-Lab, Steinberg and Voyetra.

how they're made, how they fit, why they last