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Moog Taurus
Bass Pedals (Retro)
Paul Ward gets bullish about one of Robert Moog's lesser-known creations - the Taurus bass foot pedals, famed for their thunderous sound and association with some of the 1970s prog rock scene's greatest stars.
Published June 1995
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Ridge Farm Gas Cooker
2-Channel Tube DI Box
Despite the preponderance of digital technology in the modern recording world, many independent manufacturers continue to produce valve-based processors for the subjective warmth they add to recordings. Paul White looks at one of the latest, Ridge Farm's new valve DI box.
Published June 1995
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Media Vision Pro
3D PC Sound Card
PC sound cards often provide surprisingly sophisticated facilities, only to fall down on the quality of their synth sounds. Panicos Georghiades takes a look at a new contender that ups the ante with a little help from Korg...
Published May 1995
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Microtech Gefell UMT70S
Capacitor Microphone
Microtech's original UM70 set the affordable capacitor mic ball rolling, but now there's a transformerless version featuring a new housing. Paul White took it for a test drive.
Published May 1995
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Nevaton MC51
Capacitor Microphone
Paul White intercepts another incoming Russian microphone, this time from Nevaton Ltd in St Petersburg.
Published May 1995
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Roland VG8
Virtual Guitar System
Paul White gets truly virtual with Roland's new physical modelling guitar product — and no, it's not a guitar synth!
Published May 1995
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Solton MS40
Multimedia Music Station
Michael Anthony plays Orpheus in the underworld of home keyboards in an attempt to discover what level of technology lies beneath their distinctly untrendy exteriors.
Published May 1995
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SPL EQ Magix
Mic Preamp/Equaliser
SPL have combined their Vitalizer circuitry with a powerful parametric/notch filter and added a low-noise mic preamp to create an extraordinary audio toolbox. Paul White takes the lid off and looks inside.
Published May 1995
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Steinberg ReCycle
Sample Manipulation Software
Paul Farrer rotates his baseball cap through 180 degrees, sharpens his digital knife, and gets sample-slicing with Steinberg's ReCycle.
Published May 1995
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Technics SX-WSA1
Acoustic Modelling Synthesizer (Preview)
With their background in home keyboards and high-quality electric pianos, it came as something of a surprise that Technics should enter the mainstream synth market with a physical modelling instrument. SOS attended the world preview.
Published May 1995
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Bill Katoski: KAT Inc., Percussion & Drum Controllers
Interview | Manufacturer
Paul White caught up with Bill Katoski at a recent trade fair, where they discussed the ideas and influences behind KAT's range of innovative percussion controllers.
Published May 1995
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Duncan Browne: In Memoriam — The Making Of 'Songs Of Love And War'
Exploration
The untimely death of musician Duncan Browne part-way through an album project spurred keyboardist Nick Magnus on to complete the recordings. Here Nick tells the inside story of how he accomplished it.
Published May 1995
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Keith Emerson's Keyboard Clearout
Exploration
Fancy owning an instrument which used to belong to keyboard legend Keith Emerson? Gordon Reid gets a sneak preview of part of Keith's collection, now up for sale, and chats to Keith about his spring clearout and his current projects.
Published May 1995
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Mark Thomas: Composing & Recording For Film And TV
Interview | Composer
Mark Thomas finds himself very much in demand writing and recording music for film, television and library albums. Much of the music involves orchestral instruments, and even 70-piece orchestras, but as Mark explained to Paul white, the bulk of the work can still be carried out in a home studio.
Published May 1995
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Mute Records: Nitzer Ebb, Renegade Soundwave, Daniel Miller
Interview | Music Production
Nigel Humberstone gets a rare glimpse inside Mute Records' in-house studio, talks to Mute band Nitzer Ebb and Renegade Soundwave, and interviews the label's elusive and influential founder, Daniel Miller.
Published May 1995
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Simon Dawson: Recording The Stone Roses' Second Coming
Interview | Producer
The Stone Roses seemed fit for world domination at the end of the '80s, but after releasing a successful debut album, they disappeared for nearly six years. Matt Bell talks to the producer of their new album, Simon Dawson, about his approach to recording the all-important follow-up.
Published May 1995
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The Rapino Brothers: Production Lines
Interview | Music Production
Some record producers may object to having their work remixed, yet according to producer Charlie Mallozzi and Marco Sabiu — better known as the Rapino Brothers — remixing is an acceptable alternative way of viewing a track. Here they explain why there will always be room for the remixer...
Published May 1995
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A Question Of Trust, Part 1: Can You Trust Your Equipment?
Exploration
Can you trust your equipment? What will you do if it lets you down? David Mellor offers advice.
Published May 1995
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Cubase Logical Edit Explained, Part 3
Exploration
In the concluding part of this series, Simon Millward explains how to create MIDI effects like auto-pan, tremolo and gating using Logical Edit.
Published May 1995