When is a record not a record? Tim Goodyer discusses the effects of the media upon which music is recorded on the music itself.

Links and syncs for synths

Having problems connecting instruments together? Our new series on syncing should solve your problems. This month, John Harris looks at syncing gear to tape.

The C-ducer Acoustic Percussion Trigger.

Tascam 112 and 112R Cassette Decks

Two decks, one basic and one sophisticated, but both offering superb performance.

The problems and pleasures of home studio upgrading.

Cassette Multitracker

Policemen look younger, you start to disown parts of your record collection and, just as surely with the passing of time, entry-level cassette multitrackers sprout more inputs and features. Dave Lockwood tries to keep up with the Fostex X28.

SIGNAL PROCESSORS - Time Shift Devices

Phil 'DIY-Fronts' Walsh gets into the tardis and takes a look at time shift devices

Studios & Recording

For there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen, before we go to Paradise by way of page thirteen.

Producer Pascal Gabriel slams the music format wars: never mind the width, hear the quality...

Sequential TOM drum machine

Dynamic, tuneable drum machine successor to the DrumTraks

Tips on what to look out for

Volume 1 - Drums

If you're bored with your sampler's factory disks or simply can't find a decent snare drum to sample, then Syndromic Music's 'Star Samples' may well prove the ideal solution. Mark Jenkins assesses their range of sampled sound cassettes.

AccessoryCheck

The ultimate compromise and the way forward for drummers reviewed by Bob Henrit

Marantz PMD720

Four tracks made more affordable

To All RM Readers

synth and two deck recorder

A look at this successful equipment dealer.

The first of a series of articles in which David Mellor explains the tricks and techniques of the studio trade and how they can be successfully applied by the home recordist. This month's technique allows multi-instrument recordings to be built up using minimal equipment, and is known to its practitioners as 'sound on sound'. Now where have you heard that phrase before?

Recording Tips