Tascam 388

A ‘portable’ 8 track recorder/mixer

Fostex MC102 Keyboard Mixer/Cassette Recorder

What a good idea — a stereo mastering cassette machine and a mixer in a compact rack package!

Tascam M2600

Cosmopolitan eight-buss console

K-Rok monitors

Budget speakers from California

Spirit Absolute 2 Monitors

Budget nearfields

Atari ST MIDI File Player

Hands On's OnSTAGE package frees your ST from its monitor, and turns it into a gigging sequencer. Derek Johnson checks it out.

MTRs new 12:8:2 Series 2 in-line desk should solve a few cash flow problems for 8-track owners.

A really neat 16 into four mixing desk.

John Renwick gives in to the temptation of the MTR Series III mixer

Another friendly four-track

The Video Studio

With musical promotions employing the video medium increasingly, Andy Emmerson explains how to do-it-yourself

An education in computer music

Studio Sound Techniques

Tips on how to make good use of a patchbay.

A little lateral thinking from Paul White reveals new and better ways of getting signals to and from tape.

The Mixer

A brand new series that delves into the intricacies of studio equipment. Part 1: The Mixer.

TV Sound

How the experts go about getting better concert noise on the box

Stereo from one input

Marantz PMD720

Four tracks made more affordable

Instruments and Equipment

It is easy to be fooled by their diminutive stature, but these tiny monitors pack one helluva sonic punch. Paul Gilby was on the receiving end.

Cassette Multitracker

Policemen look younger, you start to disown parts of your record collection and, just as surely with the passing of time, entry-level cassette multitrackers sprout more inputs and features. Dave Lockwood tries to keep up with the Fostex X28.