Clarion XD5500 4-track, XA5500 mixer. Fostex X-15

E&MM contributor of old, Vince S. Hill, on Roland's DCB-standard digital keyboard recorder.

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

MT shows you the best way out

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

Digital drumming with Atlantex

Selecting and fitting a replacement bridge

Studios and Recording

Pages to the power of three, taking in Stevie's Peavey, CB, guitar gallery, and more.

A MIDI User Knocks The Knockers!

A MIDI user knocks the knockers! Simon Sanders of Micromagic puts the case for leaving MIDI users alone to get on with making music.

Following his guide to using the B77, David Mellor offers some basic advice for newcomers to the Sony DTC1000ES.

Noise Reduction Systems

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

Compusonics digital home recording system should be with us by the end of the year. This is a first report on a system that could be the death knell of the portastudio.