How to line up your mixer and recorder for improved recordings.

TAC Bullet Console

Is TAC's versatile Bullet a new big gun in the compact console market? Dave Lockwood reports.

Conclusion

The Teac 80-8 tape machine, Tascam Model 5 mixer and dbx DX-8 noise-reduction unit: last month we examined them individually, this month we look at them in combination.

Fostex 380S Dolby S Multitracker

Never one to use a word when an acronym will do, Dr T's have christened their new sequencer The Integrated Graphic Editor and Recorder. Glen Darcy puts a Tiger in his tank.

Alpha Syntauri Report

Dave Crombie tries the alphaSyntauri synthesiser

Tape Recorder

Olivier Behzadi's Fostex A8-based studio.

If you're on the look-out for a compact 16-channel mixer which could do double duty in your home studio as well as on-stage, then the rack-mount M160 will definitely be of interest to you. Ian Gilby checks it out.

12 Channel Mixer/12 Track Recorder

John Renwick takes an internal sound chip synth program for the Atari ST for a test drive

Monitoring

M1 Music Workstation, S1 MIDI Production Workstation

The workstation concept comes of age. Bob O'Donnell previews Korg's Professional Performance Series Music Workstation keyboard and Production Workstation.

Studio Test

Could this be the Megaportastudio. Jim Betteridge went forth and recorded

AES show report

No hype, no waffle - just tomorrow's products today

Your guide to tomorrow’s new toys

No, this is not the rack-mounting version - it's a robust 14-track (at a push) multitrack recorder/mixer and computer-controlled patchbay rolled into one. Find out whether or not studio engineer Gareth Stuart reckons it could be a viable alternative to traditional reel-to-reel 16-track systems...

24-Channel Multitrack Mixer

Fostex's new 24-channel 12-group 2412 mixer packs big console features into a compact frame. Dave Lockwood tries it on for size.

Dynamix Powermix II Powered Mixer

Tips to help you achieve that 'modern' drum sound.

Control Room

A last look at how to extend the low bass response of your studio monitors.

The Ideal 24-track Partner?

It may not be a new product, but recent events in the world of 24-track recording look like giving the Soundcraft 6000 console a newfound popularity. David Mellor investigates.

Recording Mixer

Not content with offering most of the Saber's facilities in the highly affordable Spectrum, Allen & Heath have now produced in the S2 an even cheaper fully-featured recording console. Dave Lockwood tries it on for size.