Trantec Toa Sennheiser

Three leadless leaders

We review the new Oberheim Xpander in conjunction with the Oberheim Performance System.

The Power of the Floppy

Feeling floppy? Tony Mills slips a disk into his drive

Jazz-Rock Fusion, Movement of Jah People

SOS Online

Paul Gilby reports on SOS on-line activities on Europe's new electronic communications system.

News of the latest activity on the musicians' electronic communications network.

Vital system updates

16-bit Digital Recorder

An American 16-bit digital recording system designed to run with the Apple Mac Plus makes sampling direct-to-hard disk recording a powerful reality. Rick Davies gets his ear to the disk.

Jim Betteridge takes his purple paisley shirt down to Wembley, and catches small but perfectly-formed American Prince in the act

Music moves in mysterious ways - these LPs for example aren't vinyl or CD, they're floppies for the AMPLE music system. Ian Waugh boots up the boogie.

Cable Wiring Tips

FOH Engineer

A look at the lives of the men at the Front of the House. By Jim Betteridge

An introduction

PART 1: Digital Signal Processing is rapidly becoming more familiar to musicians and home recordists as digital effects become ever more commonplace. Nevertheless, the technology and principles behind it remain a mystery to most. In this new series Jim Grant offers a straightforward explanation of how DSPs work.

Lead Checker

A simple device to check your leads.

Contact miking stringed instruments.

MIDI Patchbays

Much has been said about MIDI patchbays and their near indispensability in a modern MIDI setup. Vic Lennard questions their importance and looks at the alternatives.

Introduction To PA

This comprehensive series starts by looking at the basic components of a mobile PA system.