What were the best products of 1987 according to Sound On Sound readers? Here are the long-awaited results of our poll.

Breaking into the audio industry has always been difficult, but attending a training course may well help you on your way. We report on one scheme offered by Manchester's School Of Sound Recording.

MT shows you the best way out

Do you know why top recording artists like Toyah and Haircut 100 are going digital? Our article explains why.

As integration of musical and studio technology grows, the need for units like Anatek's new sync box grows. Synchronisation made easy with Vic Lennard.

interface for the Macintosh

This new interface could be just the ticket for Mac users.

As musical equipment evolves, so does the music that is made with it. But what of the musicians - how is their evolution determined by a microchip?

Bigger & Better Than Ever!

Allen & Heath GL4000 Live Console

recording through the ages

tape decks through the ages

The first of a regular column where the expert teaching staff of the Gateway School Of Recording & Music Technology answer readers' problems.

Could it be the perfect match?

Ever since Fostex released the B16 multitrack, mixer manufacturers have been claiming their models to be the ideal match for it. Dave Simpson reckons ACES' latest attempt comes damn close to being the perfect match at only £1300.

Mixer Knobs

What a confusing bank of knobs, switches and dials on that mixer, eh? We sort them all out. S'easy

PART 3; David Mellor looks at how the requirements of different types of music for TV and film can dictate the sophistication of your synchronising capabilities, and at how machine synchronisation works in practice.

Studio Test

Jim Betteridge enthuses, or could it really be John Bull

Using Samplers for Vocals

With a creative mind and a decent digital sampler you can work wonders for your music. Brian Howarth provides a sampling strategy for constructing and manipulating vocal arrangements.

two track dubbing

Once again our Cardiff correspondent gives us the benefit of his experience by describing how he put together an efficient and cost effective home studio for the recording of electronic music.

Why is SOS Bigger and Better?

Studio Wiring

Studio Wiring - how to interconnect all that equipment you've been buying.

A peripatetic instrumental music teacher gives his personal insight into some of the problems encountered when integrating technology into traditional music teaching.