Producer John Walters discusses how those noughts and ones will affect us musiciany beings.

It's affordable, it's accessible, it's analogue

Click-tracks Continued

More on click-tracks and how to use them, by E&MM's resident literary module, Steve Howell.

Microphone Basics

A rundown on microphone basics.

Roedelius explains the necessity of home recording and why he's addicted to the colour green!

Full of Audio Promise

Modern developments in audio reproduction

Mackie CR1604 Mixer

The mixer market is dominated by British manufacturers, with a range of Japanese designs also popular in MIDI setups. However, a new American compact mixer offers impeccable audio quality, and outstanding features and value that look hard to beat. Dave Lockwood welcomes the newcomer.

3G Mynah Mixing Console

Mike Simmons tries out this cost-effective live sound console and finds it also has home studio applications.

Sound engineer with Sky chats about his work and gives advice about recording.

Amek Big By Langley Mixing Console

With Talking Recall and oodles of features, this top-end mixing desk should satisfy many private studio's needs.

It's just another month in the diary, exploding monitors and mains fuses

When The Stranglers had timecode trouble and the big studios couldn't help, the Time Code Refresher could - they liked it so much they bought one. Vic Lennard feels refreshed.

Tony Horkins lays his hands on Tom, Alanna and Joe and squeezes out the technical secrets

First Steps In Multi-timbrality

A major new series, beginning this month, that helps readers take their first steps into the world of recording. First off is a comprehensive glossary of recording terms.

Multi-Pattern Tube Microphone

Reverberation - the key to professional recordings - is fully explained. How it's created, and how to use it.

Studio Focus

Mixing Desk

Chrissie Hynde, UB40, Jim Betteridge

FM Synthesizer Module

Is this the FM synth you've been waiting for? Dan Goldstein takes a look at Yamaha's new six-operator, multi-timbral module.

For A Few Dollars More...

What price a reputation? The Revox brand name is well established and very well respected, but the new model C278 8-track costs a lot more than the Fostex and Tascam equivalents. David Mellor asks whether it is worth the extra.

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