A Series By Warren Cann.

four track cassette

Let's face it, every studio needs a master cassette deck. Paul Ireson takes a look at Tascam's new mid-priced two and three-head machines.

Hints, Tips & News From The World Of Music Software

This month, helpful hints for users of C-Lab and Opcode software.

Dave Ward enthuses over this very useful aid to multitrack control.

Arlen Roth's 'Metal' Tape Tutor Assessed

The Tapeless Recording Boom — Fact Or Fiction?

Is the 'Tapeless Studio’ fact or fiction? Yasmin Hashmi ponders the current state of the recording industry.

New products on the recording horizon.

One of the basic lessons in life is learning not to fight the inevitable, but it's one Tim Goodyer believes the record companies have yet to learn if their attitude towards DAT and now DCC is to be accepted.

Classic retrospective re-evaluated

Martin Russ dons his lab coat and deerstalker to investigate some of the unwanted features of MIDI.

When The Stranglers had timecode trouble and the big studios couldn't help, the Time Code Refresher could - they liked it so much they bought one. Vic Lennard feels refreshed.

Modern Recording Techniques

The Bit In The Middle

Thomas Dolby

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Check out this month's selection of readers' patches from users of Yamaha's DX21, Casio's CZ1 and Ensoniq's ESQ1 synths.

The underlying concepts of multitrack recording are explained from the bottom up.

Live and let live, at least on stage - Tim Goodyer asks the question of where to draw the line between "live" use of technology and cheating.

An Introduction To Timecode Synchronisation

The release of the new Fostex synchronisers reinforces the importance of timecode in today's recording process. So, to help you familiarise yourself with their applications, Francis Rumsey begins a new series that should tell you all you need to know about timecodes.

TLO Records recently released a single by Bonaventura in the form of a four track Portastudio-compatible cassette that you can mix yourself. Could it be a new trend for the future?