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MIDI and hard disk recording on the Mac for only £260? It sounds too good to be true, but Paul Wiffen pinches himself and finds he is awake!

Home recording goes modular.

The First In-depth Appraisal of Emu's Morpheus Synth Module

Sound Workshop

Guitars Go Avant Garde

The best-known instrumentalists aren't necessarily the ones with the most to say. We chat to American avant garde guitar player Steve Tibbetts via the postal service, and find he's got a lot of views worth hearing.

Part two of our countrywide survey of all the Best in Brit luthiery — Manson to Zemaitis.

Vintage technology strikes back

Collector’s corner - including the A to Z of Analogue

Ashly have a fine reputation for good design and solid workmanship; this model should help them to keep it.

Local community arts centres often house some sort of sound studio, and these can be the only way interested members of the public gain first-hand experience of recording and hi-tech equipment. David Hughes reports on one such North-East based facility.

Chas De Whalley shivers with Pat Collier in Alaska... Waterloo

Don Larking guides you through the various equipment that goes to make up a home studio.

Today's news, tomorrow's news - the future lurks in these pages

Sleuth journalist Tim Goodyer tracks down video nasties Kevin Godley and Lol Creme in a disreputable part of town. Raymond Chandler would turn in his grave.

PART 2: Microphones. David Mellor cuts through the mythology of microphone techniques with some practical advice.

Exclusive news from UK Electronica, plus all the latest in the world of MIDI music

The Four Track Future - Where To Start With Cassette-Based Recording

Four-track Fandango - Gary Cooper looks at all today's choices for cassette multitracking

A mixer that is equally at home on the road and in the studio.

A journey through the musical world of this well respected guitarist

In the dog-eat-dog world of professional recording studios, the Strongroom has proved that you don't necessarily need an SSL mixing desk to stay in business! Paul Calderon pays a visit to this thriving centre of creativity.

TG100 and Boss DS330 Dr Synth

General MIDI sound modules from Boss and Yamaha, combining ease of use and low cost with impressive sounds.

Sold on the 3-Minute Song

Erasure's fifth album sees the duo of Vince Clarke and Andy Bell going from strength to strength, delivering electro-pop at its finest. But the doyens of synthesizer pop recorded Chorus with almost no MIDI instruments at all. Vince Clarke tells Paul Ireson how he made a hit album with 10-year old technology.

Says it all really

Music Sequencer

The phrase "size isn't everything" could have been written for this pocket-sized sequencer and synth expander. Simon Trask predicts big things.

By a babbling Brook