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Paul White checks out this handy desk accessory utility.

Following hot on the heels of the TS10, the weighted 76-note keyboard and improved features of the TS12 make it a hot contender for 'top workstation'. David Crombie passes judgement.

Alesis are one of the acknowledged leaders in affordable digital recording equipment, but can they compete in the crowded world of studio monitoring?

Mike Collins takes an in-depth look at Digital Performer Version 1.4/Performer Version 4.2 and the Digital Waveboard, which adds hard disk audio recording to Performer's powerful sequencer.

Steven Helstrip checks out a four-program PC package which aims to cover all the MIDI production bases.

Derek Johnson examines one of the more affordable recorders, the Aiwa XD-S1100.

This deceptively small console conceals a sophisticated VCA automation system that can be used independently or in conjunction with external MIDI devices.

A parametric EQ might seem like a bit of a peripheral purchase, but with its flexibility and fine control, it has a host of creative and corrective applications in the studio. Tascam's 4-channel PE40 scores for value, but how does it perform? Paul White finds out.

Wanna record professional quality audio on your PC's hard disk? Brian Heywood investigates the temptingly low cost route offered by Digital Audio Labs' plug-in cardD system.

An investigation of the latest offering from Penny & Giles, the Rolls Royce of fader manufacturers.

If you're looking for instant gratification in the effects department, ART have something that'll do nicely — as Paul White finds out.

Paul White explores the versatility of the AKG H30 elastic microphone suspension.

Synthesist Ian Boddy steps back in time to report on the classic British sound machine, regularly found haunting the electronic music departments of many a university, and a recent addition to the author's own sonic armoury.

Paul White checks out AKG's elegant newcomer and finds that it combines styling with an ability to deliver the goods.

In an age of ever‑growing polyphony, Studio Electronics, best known for their vintage synth rebuilds, have returned to first principles — to create the first analogue monosynth for almost a decade. So how does this MIDI‑equipped modern classic measure up to its vintage forbears?

The division between sampler and digital recorder has grown ever narrower with the release of the Lynex, a sophisticated manipulator of high quality, 16‑bit stereo sounds that piggybacks on to any host Atari ST computer. SOS Editor IAN GILBY takes the mouse by the horns...

Low cost digital reverb comes of age according to producer Robin Lumley.

Ian Gilby takes control of the Bokse US-8 Universal Syncronizer.

A chance to do some crystal gazing at product developments in the music / recording / visual fields.

Even though it had no serious competitor quality-wise, Soundcraft's original Series 200 mixer was somewhat lacking in the 'useful features' department. The newly-improved 200B puts all that to rights as Dave Lockwood discovers.