the history of the music that gave birth to rock 'n' roll

There's more than one way to a living out of music. Nicholas Rowland talks to the Pync Brothers about writing and recording music specifically for use in TV and radio advertising jingles.

An in-depth interview with this multitalented musician/composer/producer who reveals the techniques used on his new LP and explains how to use the E-bow to best advantage

through the year darkly with One Two

Jazz, Funk, and now Hip Hop — Herbie Hancock's done it all. We grab a few words with the great man.

...Reverbs. An across-the-range selection put through their paces, demonstrating both conventional and creative uses...

Mutually exclusive?

reverb, metal, and programmable fuzz

With nearly 25 years in the music business, Cliff puts his music making into perspective.

In Search Of The Truth

Despite the fact that Standard MIDI Fil es have been about for quite a while there is, for many users, still more than a little confusion about their purpose and use. Paul Overaa sheds some light on the subject...

Farther along with Spirit's Randy California.

A church, a portastudio, and a blue hippopotamus? Well, what do you expect from a band called Sam-I-Am?

The drug culture of the rave scene continues to attract the attention of both the pop charts and the tabloid press. Tim Goodyer talks Ecstasy, agony and technology with one of the genre's heroes.

Bill Collins' first of his regular looks at the special need of micro-based Rhymists

APRS Report

The latest developments in the recording world brought the industry, press and public flocking to Olympia 2 recently. Simon Trask records the event.

new gear, stuff, objects, items etc

in Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

Session player Julian Colbeck tells the tale of how he got the gig as support keyboard player for Rick Wakeman on the recent Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe world tour, and runs through the instrumentation he and Rick used on stage.

AKG, Beyer, Sennheiser Back-Electret Microphones

Three top name, back-electret mics that turn in a professional performance at a semi-pro price, rounded up by Paul White.

Miking applications for this novel transducer that will turn your electric bass 'acoustic'!

Dual port programmable MIDI remote controller

MIDI control from the ground up

Computer music at Goldsmith's College

MIDI Sequencer

Micro Composer under the microscope

Bono's boys give away a few secrets from the Fire department, Adrian Deevoy and Philip Bashe team up and get close to the Edge