As PWL's in-house mixer, Pete Hammond can claim to have had a hand in even more chart singles than Stock, Aitken & Waterman. David Bradwell finds out what makes a hit record.

Giddy young thing Paul Bacon talks to Vertigo about their hopes of scaling the heights of success, the demo-tape route

Software Surplus

Lillie Yard Studio

Where can you find a complete audio-video recording system, a Fairlight a separate programming suite and the biggest modular synth in the world? Matthew Vosburgh discovers heaven off the Earl's Court Road.

David Mellor gets to grips with a multitrack cassette recorder, an autolocator, a 16-channel mixer, a MIDI-to-tape synchroniser and a MIDI mute processor - all rolled into one compact box called the Tascam 644.

Kendall Wrightson rounds off his introduction to SMPTE with a look at its application in modern music production as exemplified by a synchronisation unit - the Friend Chip SRC.

Windows Sequencer

Studiotest

Jim Betteridge finds the Korg SDD-1000 well worth the wait

Aces HS24MT

Not so much a review... more a user report. Dave Simpson relates his experiences with what is undoubtedly the least expensive 24 — track recorder currently available.

Second part in our 'what do they do?' series. This month, what you do with the job.

Following his guide to using the B77, David Mellor offers some basic advice for newcomers to the Sony DTC1000ES.

Jim Betteridge leans on producer David Motion

Thoughts on MIDI's Next Decade

...On A Shoestring Budget

Having a problem getting your music listened to by film production companies? Paul D. Lehrman tells the tale of how he put together a showreel of his music without it costing him the earth.

MIDI has revolutionised the way we make and record music. But it has developed at such an incredible pace that it is easy to lose sight of MIDI's many benefits. In this lengthy article, Craig Anderton provides a lucid explanation of how you can make MIDI work for you - whether you have a small home studio set-up or a full-blown professional system.

Etcetera

Split as they are (these pages) into Studios and Recording, Instruments and Equipment, and Etcetera (for news pieces with no homes to go to).

The Beautiful People: If 60s Were 90s...

Philip Glass is best known for his work as a minimalist classical composer, but recently he's been completing work in fields as diverse as opera, piano recitals, film and synth ensembles. Mark Jenkins talked to the minimalist maestro during a fleeting visit to London for his latest opera, 'The Making Of The Representative From Planet 8'.

Jim Betteridge meets Steven Hague: neither is vague

Confused about DAT? Vic Lennard guides you gently through the ins and outs, the pros and cons and the whys and wherefores of Digital Audio Tape.

We talk to the man who produced himself, and find out who won.

Eccentric Swiss pioneers Yello follow 1989's Flag with another long playing sound fantasy. Simon Trask talks to Boris Blank about his old Fairlight and his new Baby.

Yet Another Milestone

Low cost digital reverb comes of age according to Producer Robin Lumley.

Spotlighting Poly Magoo.