Spirit PowerStation

Return of the powered mixer

PA History

Could You Be A Guitar Tech?

Dave Stewart in a room of his own

Roy Wood risked burning the supper to bring us up to date on his career, his current activities and his method of working in the studio.

your bass enquiries answered

Bristol, capital of the West, is alive and well.

Yamaha DX5

Yamaha's follow-up machine to the DX7 is essentially a budget DX1, offering two '7s in one neat package. We take a look at the DX5.

Working again after two years of legal trench-warfare, The Spands talk about their comeback album, the defiantly-titled Through The Barricades. Observation post: Chris Maillard

Playing Keys With Shakespear's Sister

A European music co-operative explained by Henry Cow/Art Bears percussionist Chris Cutler.

Back from the brink

Buying & Using: microphones

microphones: how to choose them and how to use them

The two man band out manoeuvring in the USA put Tony Mills in the picture

Meanwhile Richard tells me that Richard is a multi-instrumentalist and used to play with Gryphon. Course I knew that cos I've read the piece, but you haven't yet, have you?

This premier producer, conductor and arranger discusses his solo album 'The Best of the Alan Parsons Project'

A reversion to Rock 'n' Roll, an expanded guitar collection, a strange miking technique, another production job and he still finds time to go through Be Yourself Tonight sound by sound with Tony Horkins

Instruments & Equipment

Communications, disseminations, notifications, announcements, etc, brought to you by the inside dopes (let us out!). Studios & Recording resumes next month.

Spirit PowerStation User Report

A facelift for Argents plus some interesting new software launches at the budget end of the market

Ian Boddy concludes his look at how to take electronic music on the road by examining his own live set-up and how it's put to use in a concert situation.

What do you get when you cross brilliant musicianship, technological wizardry and one of the brightest line-ups in modern jazz? Answer: Steps Ahead. Interview by Liz Rose and Leslie Fradkin.

Dead or Alive's Tim Lever surrounds himself with new technology as the band prepare for world domination. Tim Goodyer gets the word on writing, recording and performing.