Which Gear is Right for You?

If you've got a serious syncing problem, chances are the new Sync Box will be your best bet for a solution, as Paul White explains.

...Beating Like This. In the fourth part of our series, Matt Isaacson casts a critical eye over some of the electronic drum pads now available; will using them create a better beat?

Should You Upgrade from a DX7 to a DX7II?

If you already own a Mk1 DX7, you're now faced with an agonising dilemma: do you risk everything and chop it on for the MkII model? Howard Massey weighs up the pros and cons of taking the plunge.

Recording Contracts

We ask a leading music lawyer what bands should know before signing.

Reports from the musical instrument exhibition plus interviews with five of the world's top designers, researchers and experts.

Zoom 9120 Advanced Sound Environment Processor

NAMM Report

American software engineer Chris Meyer submits a personal, highly subjective and utterly biased report on Chicago's summer music extravaganza. Well, he was only there for a day.

How to get the very best from what you do in the privacy of your own home

How can you set up a home studio, write, produce and perform hit singles, and have a good time doing it? David Mellor asks Galaxy's Phil Fearon that very question and more...

Part three of this fascinating project from Paul Williams.

Electrospace The Gate and Strate Gate

The Gate and its Strate companion solve the great noise mystery.

Digital Reverb

Digital reverb. Last time we covered reverb, many of you may not have been able to afford a digital unit, but prices are falling all the time...

Advice on what to look for in a commercial studio when considering your first recording venture.

A look at the new, exciting Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Blast from the past or power for the future? asks Gary Cooper

An IM Investigation

If you're thinking of working abroad read IM's complete guide to hassle avoidance

Sounds, samples, & software upgrades for the modern studio

Disks, gadgets, samples and bits for the computing musician

Sampling Keyboard

This is it. A 16-bit sampling keyboard for the price of a 12-bit one, with digital synthesis tacked on as a bonus. Jim Burgess gives his verdict in our exclusive review.

Vocals

Paul White discusses how to use reverb in the context of a mix, this month focussing on lead and backing vocals.

Hints, Tips & News From The World Of Music Software

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

A first hand report on the trials and joys of setting up your own electronic music studio.

Steve Howell reveals the inner secrets behind the planning stage of your home studio.

At great risk to the magazine’s circulation, we present a guide to spending your evenings playing music instead of reading about it. Your local may never be the same again.

More of the mysteries of MIDI dispelled, as Bob O'Donnell puts MIDI plug into MIDI socket and connects controller to expander. Part two of this new series.