Klaus Schulze seems reluctant to play any gigs in the UK, with the result that his dedicated fans are forced to cross the Channel in order to see him play.

Flying Scotsman Stuart Gillan watches UB40 make an exhibition of themselves North of the Border

Steinberg 'Twelve' MIDI Recorder

Steinberg have divided Pro24 roughly in half and have arrived at what may well turn out to be the best answer for many people starting out, namely a 'new' low-priced 12-track sequencer called Twelve. David Pickering Pick investigates.

Actual factuals

The unique demands on the BBC Radiophonic Workshop have placed it in the forefront of developments in high technology music. Their latest development- a new style of MIDI suite - is an innovation not only in terms of the technology that's employed, but also in the geography’ of the working environment. Richard Elen takes an exclusive first look at the new studio.

Cassette Deck

Soundcraft Spirit Automated Mixer

Andrew Banner explores the possibilities of internal sound sequencing on the Atari ST

Personal Multitracker

The intrepid Nicholas Rowland continues his search for the ultimate in personal multitrackers; armed only with a blank cassette and a bedroom's worth of gear, he tackles Tascam's latest budget baby.

We conclude our series on synchronisation by looking at Time Code and its applications in the video and music industries. Film editor Richard Atherton is your guide.

Alan Hoida road tests a portable video studio.

Dream Machine: Studiomaster 848r ProLine Mixer

the spotlight falls on the Studiomaster 848R mixer

... Brian Heywood pores over the PC...

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How To Survive Live

This month, we address the practicalities of working in a less than ideal live venue.

Teac V-700

Teac's cassette deck - demo quality?

Atari ST Software

It's powerful, it's intuitive and it's cheap - just about everything an ideal Atari sequencing package should be. Ian Waugh reviews.

The techno punk duo on U2, sampling theft, virtual reality, CDI, and getting the machines to rock.

Simon Trask takes a look into the land of windows, icons, pull-down menus and trash cans, and reports that behind the jargon lies the computer world’s most accessible graphics system.