Novation Bass Station

Analogue bass synth

Ensemble keyboards

Yamaha Promix

Affordable digital mixer previewed

Paul White takes a look at what's involved when you start taking on paying customers in your studio.

A cosmic David Etheridge gets to the spirit of New Age music in the first instalment of a two-part series.

Recording 'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You'

Throw a bunch of talented musicians and a world-class producer into a 16th century mansion, add some juicy gear, shake 'em about and what do you get? Ten Summoner's Tales, if you're lucky.

The second instalment of our new series describing the design and construction of a high quality modular effects rack system. This month: Comp-Lim 2.

We go behind the scenes to see how the Cutting Crew pull together their live performances

Summer Show 1983

Students projects in music

Spotlighting Poly Magoo.

The Mix's terrestrial bulletin board

Sound Card for the PC

16-bit wavetable synthesis? 32-note polyphony? GM file support? Sounds like a job for Ian Waugh, and sounds like the product for any PC owner entering the wonderful world of digital sound.

Personal Multitrack Recorder

Built-in digital reverb and three - yes, three - speeds are just some of the facilities hiding inside this new cassette multitracker.

Recording Mixer

Not content with offering most of the Saber's facilities in the highly affordable Spectrum, Allen & Heath have now produced in the S2 an even cheaper fully-featured recording console. Dave Lockwood tries it on for size.

Pete Harris, engineer, producer and programmer talks to Paul White about working in the Zomba empire.

A no-nonsense, rack-mount multitracker with an attractive price tag.

Riding the ambient house wave, The Orb have released a concept album that mixes dance beats with new age textures. Tim Goodyer tunes in to Alex Paterson and Thrash as they chill out with technology.

An innovative multi-instrumentalist both in and out of the studio, from Be-Bop Deluxe to 'The Love that Whirls'.

Betteridge surfaces again to quiz producer Mick Glossop about his work on Furniture's hit, Brilliant Mind