Win the ultimate combos! Laney Linebacker Guitar & Bass combos to be won for free!

Win Pro-Amp's new 75w Voodoo Combo - for free!

Welcome to The Mix

win bags of percussion in another incredibly easy PHAZE 1 competition

UK Fresh '86

Simon Trask leaves all that MIDI jargon behind to check out Britain's first major live hip hop event. How are the DJs and the rappers making technology tick?

Casio CK-500

A four-track find or fraud? We pass judgement.

Roland EP-50 electronic piano

Roland's new electronic piano; a surrogate mother

Is there a Bob in your studio?

Stiletto Sound's very own Greg Truckell contemplates the changes brought about by music computers, and asks: ‘Is there a Bob in your studio?’

Win A Gibson Les Paul Custom!

In depth.

Korgs latest fully programmable polyphonic synthesiser, with digital sequencer, and MIDI.

Spot the names of 16 Toa endorsees in our exclusive wordsearch puzzle, and you could win a free headset mic system or a pair of monitor speakers.

Studio Layout & Acoustics

PART 7: Badly positioned equipment in your home studio can mean the difference between a good working environment and a bad one. This month, David Mellor provides some useful guidelines to help make your home studio as efficient as possible.

Win a Westone Thunder guitar and bass. It's a steal!

Capital Keyboard Centre

Win Opcode software worth over £700!

Win a Cobra 90 Keyboard Combo in this months great free competition.

Win a fabulous Yamaha SG1300T guitar (worth £550) for free!

From Spandaus to Thompsons — and Richard is gunning for something more than cult recognition of his massively influential guitar style with a new album, Daring Adventures. Moving target: Paul Trynka

Auditions

how to hold them and pass them

win Spandau Ballet's Premier drumkit in amazing free-to-enter contest!

A course called Soundscape can teach you all about Contemporary Music and Technology; the right piece of music will win you a place on that course - in MT's exclusive competition.