Reader Mark Lowman tells of his X-15 exploits.

Electronics

Electronics and synthesiser music.

Reel To Reel - Your First Move?

More hints for your demos

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.

MuProc software

4-track Cassette Recorder

Yamaha's new MT120 cassette 4-tracker improves further on their successful MT100, offering excellent features including 5-band graphic EQ; Dave Lockwood boldly goes where even the manual hasn't gone before.

Multitrack Cassette Recorder

Affordable cassette multitrack with a few unexpectedly sophisticated features.

A home recordist amongst home recordists traces his own history through tape recorders he has used.

Following on from last month's glossary of terms, we begin our run through the complicated business that is recording, with a back-to-basics approach to setting record levels.

Teczon Dub Multi 4x4

Currently the least expensive cassette multitracker to offer simultaneous recording on all four channels.

Hints, Tips & News From The World Of Music Software

More hints and tips from the world of music software.

Macintosh MIDI Interface

The new line of cheap Apple Macs sees them Ending more music applications; now the search is on for a cost-effective MIDI interface. Vic Lennard checks out a strong contender.

Karl Steinberg & Mark Badger

Charlie Steinberg and Mark Badger define their concept of what should and what shouldn't be called a 'MIDI workstation'.

An intriguing insight into just what is required of the home recordist when setting out to cut your first disc.

Bokse US-8 Synchroniser

This British product solves a surprising number of interfacing problems between machines designed to run on different time code systems. Peter Roythorne investigates.

Lift a lick, ripoff a riff — how much can you learn from guitar teaching tapes?

We conclude our series on synchronisation by looking at Time Code and its applications in the video and music industries. Film editor Richard Atherton is your guide.

Composer Profiles

The System

Tony Duhig of Jade Warrior - his home system, including the Roland guitar synth and the Emulator.

The System

The System this month features ZTT engineer Paul Gomersall's MIDI sampler set-up.

MIDI Time Code Controller

With sequencing and tape recording becoming equally important to many musicians, any means of integrating the two is likely to be a welcome development. Vic Lennard looks at a unit that allows Fostex' R8 to be operated from within Steinberg's Cubase.

Live Recording

Noise Reduction Systems

An explanation of the most common noise reduction systems in audio use, including Dolby A, B, C, and dbx.