Hugh Padgham has worked with some of the best contemporary artists - The Police, Genesis, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, and Phil Collins, to name but a few - and has earned his place in the recording industry history books through his sensitive, innovative, and inspired sound engineering and production work. How did he do it? Brian Jacobs finds out...

Microphones

We highlight three recording studios that place the emphasis on music hardware rather than expensive recording equipment: in order of price, East London Community Studio, Hollow Sun, and Computer Music Studios.

E-mu's Proteus sample player has been one of the stars of recent trade shows, yet it's been in desperately short supply in the UK. Vic Lennard finds it's been worth the wait.

Your kindly editor investigates ways in which the newcomer to recording might spend his money effectively rather than just quickly.

It may be at the bottom of the mix, but it's often the heart of the song: the bass. Tom McLaughlin offers some sound advice on sampling the electric bass guitar.

Questions & Answers

PART 8: David Mellor expands on some of the points that have arisen so far in the series and looks at some alternative patchbays from Connectronics.

All the latest hi-tech goodies, brought to you in glorious technicolour.

AES Convention 1988

Los Angeles' recent AES convention pointed the way ahead for recording technology. Bob O'Donnell takes a trip to the fair and finds the rides to his liking.

No hype, no waffle — just tomorrow's products today

Tomorrow's hot products previewed

Ramport Studios

Digital Audio Board For The Mac LC

Paul White talks to Tony Visconti about his career, his production methods and his plans for the future.

Compusonics digital home recording system should be with us by the end of the year. This is a first report on a system that could be the death knell of the portastudio.

Your chance to check out some of the new hi-tech and recording equipment launched at last month's Frankfurt Music Fair.

New Themes, New Dreams.

The Mixer

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

Bass Parade

bass amps perused from Rockman, Carlsbro, Session, Peavey and Trace Elliot

If you thought vocoders were just an obsolete way of making a singer into a Dalek, you've been missing out. Tom McLaughlin explains music technology's most overlooked innovation.

Angel Recordings

Angel Recordings, Hull.

Dave Lockwood tastes the aural delights of the MIDIVERB's upmarket stablemate - the XTc.

Microsoft MSS PC Sound Card & Voyetra AudioView Digital Audio Editor