The first of a series of articles in which David Mellor explains the tricks and techniques of the studio trade and how they can be successfully applied by the home recordist. This month's technique allows multi-instrument recordings to be built up using minimal equipment, and is known to its practitioners as 'sound on sound'. Now where have you heard that phrase before?

Paul White outlines the theory behind the new interconnection standard.

When Enough Is Too Much

Less a sequencer more an astonishingly flexible 8-track digital multitrack for keyboards. David Mellor pinpoints the essential differences and judges where the QX5 fits into the Yamaha product line.

JL Cooper PPS2 MIDI/Tape Synchroniser

This compact device from time code pioneers JL Cooper makes light work of your MIDI-to-tape sync needs.

Simon Croft puts this British built mixer through its paces.

And you thought PCM was a medical complaint...

A pictorial diary of what happened this November at the best UK recording show.

It's the latest. It's the greatest. It's the mostest. Oops

Equalisation

Equalisation in the studio is a major aspect of most recording work. We take you through the basics and give a guide to some of the better buys.

Bargain Basement Buys

The downward price spiral and what it means to the musician.

Fostex Foundation 2000

Sound and video post production engineer

...of Trilion Video talks about the differences in recording techniques between audio and video.

Take the Fostex X15, restyle it, add new features, raise the price by the cost of a dirty weekend in Blackpool and you've got their new X30 multitracker. Nicholas Rowland finds out if they're on the right track.

Studio Test

Jim Betteridge on Seck... drugs and Rock'n' Roll?

Brother to the MT44D multitrack recorder, this little mixer has stood the test of time.

The distinctly eighties phenomenon of remixing is playing a significant part in the development of today's popular music. Tim Goodyer discusses the art of remixing with Norman Cook.

Chris Jenkins gets to grips with the first multitrack MIDI recording package for Atari's hi-spec, hi-tech home computer. Does it deliver the goods?

The Mix (2)

Part 16: The mix (2). David Mellor goes still further in pursuit of the elusive perfect mix.

In this age of conspicuous consumption, the objects of desire can often become more important than the ends for which they are intended. Are you more proud of your gear or your music?

Tony Visconti's studio, Good Earth, in the heart of London's West End owes its success to a combination of the right services and good management.