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Hard disk recording always strtches any computer to the limit, and if you want eight simultaneous tracks or more you'll definitely need help. Martin Walker finds out whether the V8 system can come to the rescue.
The Vac Rac modular valve processor is built like a tank and has the colour-scheme of a battleship — but what can it do for your sound? Hugh Robjohns investigates the marriage of over-the-top engineering and traditional tube technology.
Paul White takes two migraine tablets and has a nice sit down before tackling the 'eye-catching' Resinator filter unit...
Roland's Jupiter family yielded one or two shining examples of what an analogue polysynth should be.
Does the DPR422 have the right combination of price and performance to break BSS into the project studio market?
If you'd love a modular synth, but couldn't possibly afford a real one, it's possible that virtual salvation is at hand.
The original MAQ 16/3 analogue-style step sequencer, developed with the help of Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider, was released almost five years ago, but Doepfer clearly believe in shelf-life and have continued to update this unique instrument. Chris Carter steps ahead.
Neumann's versatile TLM50 omni-pattern mic combines transparency with a subtle high-end lift.
David Mellor warms to TL Audio's new mid-range valve voice processor.
There is an element of magic in any audio design, but the Allen & Heath MixWizard series may have more than most.
If you're after a great rhythm section, these days it's very easy to whip up a great groove from a MIDI file disk. But an inside knowledge of how and why drum patterns work can help make you a better musician and get your rhythm section really working.
The spread of the ADAT 8-channel optical digital interface to studio equipment of all kinds has raised the prospect of a revolution in multitrack digital recording. Self-confessed digital evangelist (amd Korg UK product specialist) Paul Wiffen explains how the optical digital interface and several fibreglass cables made keyboard session player Wix Wickens' life easier at last year's prestigious Songs and Visions concert at Wembley.
Korg's new module makes the synthesis technology of their flagship Trinity workstation range more affordable — but at what cost?
Multi-channel PC soundcards are arriving in droves, but this one is rather different, and incorporates a potential 128 tracks, using unique hardware technology. Martin Walker channels his efforts.
It's a small curiously-shaped shiny chrome box with just six buttons and no LCD screen, and it claims to be the future of DJ-ing. Intrigued? Paul Farrer goes on a voyage of discovery...
Derek Johnson finds Tascam's dual DAT deck, the first ever, is at least twice the fun...
Paul White takes it to the max with Waves' latest plug-in.
Paul White lends a critical ear to Xpression's first ever powered monitor, to test the company's claim of accuracy at a budget price.
Kirk Degeorgio, aka As One: head of the cult techno label Op ART, producer of the recent Planetary Folklore LP on Mowax, co-composer of the notorious Adidas 'Prince Naseem in America' ad, and proud owner of a huge collection of Blue Note jazz LPs. Phew! Christopher Holder discovers that Ipswich is nearer the centre of the universe than he thought.