Mike Skeet explains how to bring sound on sound recording into the 20th century using two video recorders and a Sony PCM processor.

More bits that won't be at Frankfurt

The latest Steve Hackett album 'Till We Have Faces' is rock music's first flirtation with Ambisonic 'surround' sound. Steve explains how it has affected his whole approach to the recording of his music.

Janet Angus talks to Jo about his enthralling past and his new studio where surfing is the most serious distraction.

Reader Peter Forrest relates his delightful tales of woe.

Geoff Adams tells us what you can do with a broom cupboard and a little imagination...

Chris Baylis - another reader reveals the darkest secrets of his home studio set-up.

Orinoco Studio

Another studio receives a visit from a roving MT reporter. This time the intrepid Dan Goldstein drops in on South East London's Orinoco Studios.

Fashionably minimalistic, America's premier avant garde composer recently visited the UK for an all too brief concert tour. He has been cited by many international stars as one of their first influences, yet commercial success has eluded him. Dan Goldstein listens to what he has to say

Etcetera

David Mellor takes a day trip to the University College of North Wales in Bangor to visit the first studio in Britain to take delivery of an Akai DR1200 digital multitrack recorder.

Add Another Dimension to Your Sound!

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

Exclusive interview with all three ecstatic persons, who chat amiably about office fave "Skylarking".

Eight-track reel-to-reel recorder

As 8-track tape recording takes its first steps onto cassette, Fostex introduce another revolutionary idea: the reel-to-reel tape deck with a detachable control panel. Vic Lennard does it from a distance.

Interested in hi-tech higher education? Chris Kempster reports on the MIDI studios and recording courses available to students at Salford College Of Technology.

Peter Maydew

At 28 Seigen Ono is one of Japan's leading producer/engineers whose recording credits include working for David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Lounge Lizards. He is also the creator of some of the highest quality instrumental music yet to be classified under the New Age music banner. Mark Prendergast discovers what he and his music are all about.

Take the Fostex X15, restyle it, add new features, raise the price by the cost of a dirty weekend in Blackpool and you've got their new X30 multitracker. Nicholas Rowland finds out if they're on the right track.

A thorough study of the 'do's' and 'don'ts'.

Riverside Recordings

Riverside Recordings — from bedroom Revoxes to 16-track slickness.

Studio Focus

Seminal German avant garde composer Hans-Joachim Roedelius was in London recently to promote a new solo album, 'Gift of the Moment'. Dan Goldstein was granted a brief audience.

Producer of Style Council, The Jam and Comsat Angels explains his working techniques in the studio, production skills and the ins and outs of various effects.