Bryan Ferry

You know all those classic sixties and seventies songs you keep hearing on TV ads these days? Well, almost every one you hear is not in fact the original recording but a completely new version. To give you an idea of how such reconstructions are produced, Nigel Beaham-Powell of Streets Ahead Music Productions recounts how he went about reproducing a Bryan Ferry track.

Back with another fascinating instalment of hints and tips, Tony Hastings offers further guidance to those Ensoniq Mirage owners wishing to develop their sampling skills.

John started his career as a tape op and worked his way up. He is now a respected engineer and producer as well as being a great supporter of ambisonic recording.

Nicholas Rowland checks out some amazing sound sources for your sampler

Peter Maydew

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A Series By Warren Cann.

This month, we go ever deeper into the mind of that unfathomable entity, the drummer...

Those little snippets that make the musician's life worth living

Dave Cottam takes the plunge with The Waterboys at Hammersmith Palais.

Ian Waugh discovers how well this program can create respectable sounds on the Archimedes

Gloria Estefan live in Miami

Roy Wood risked burning the supper to bring us up to date on his career, his current activities and his method of working in the studio.

Power Supply And Casing

The concluding part of this modular mixer kit.

Working again after two years of legal trench-warfare, The Spands talk about their comeback album, the defiantly-titled Through The Barricades. Observation post: Chris Maillard

The chief engineer at the Old Smithy, one of the Midlands' most respected studios, passes on a few pearls of wisdom.

Al Jarreau's band itemised and analysed by Jim Betteridge

Gossip, chit-chat, bitching and backchat from the 'Biz. It's all here

Tomorrow's news today — the IM tardis is off again

Capital Keyboard Centre

Rhythm Composer

The TR505 was a runaway success at the budget end of the market, but it lacked one important ingredient - separate voice outputs. The TR626 rectifies the matter whilst offering even more features - 30 PCM drum/percussion sounds, 8-note polyphony, sync-to-tape, and MIDI control of nearly all its parameters. Mark Badger investigates.

Drumcheck

Could this be the ultimate electronic kit? Bob Henrit thinks so

Touring With Nik Kershaw

Drummer Mark Price tells what it's really like to be up there on stage. Did anyone say terrifying?

Dead or Alive's Tim Lever surrounds himself with new technology as the band prepare for world domination. Tim Goodyer gets the word on writing, recording and performing.