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If you're on a budget, there's nothing to beat buying second-hand. Derek johnson and Debbie Poyser trawl the Reader Ads to highlight more of yesterday's forgotten gear that's worth a closer look.
Duke Ashton provides a personal guide to setting up a good mix.
Martin Russ explores ways of transferring 16-bit audio files from the Mac to a synth, and reveals what's new in the Mac music world.
If you've ever wondered what happened to the Iron Curtain, Paul White's theory is that it was melted down to make budget Russian mics! Here he takes a look at the latest two to defect to the West.
David Mellor explores ways to spice up vocal and guitar lines, courtesy of two new Digitech harmony processors.
With such a huge market to aim at, no software house can ignore the PC musician. Paul Nagle checks out Emagic's latest upgrade for Windows workers.
Repackaged and re-launched, one of the audio industry's only specialist timing analysis tools is back in the shops. Dominic Hawken takes a closer look.
Paul White checks over Mackie's newest mixer and predicts another round of credit card battering amongst SOS readers.
Most home recordists would love to own a stereo digital recorder, but the relatively high price of DAT and MiniDisc has kept this desire a pipe dream — until now. Paul White tries out the very attractively priced Philips DCC730 digital recorder and discovers what could be a new standard in affordable digital mastering.
Paul White lends a discerning pair of ears to this hauntingly familiar little mixer and discovers a practical blend of quality, usability, and value for money.
Paul White goes live armed with just an 8-track recorder and Spirit by Soundcraft's new ProTracker.
Most new software arrives in a blaze of publicity, but Synclavier's incredibly useful Mac utility dropped unannounced onto the SOS desk. Paul White checks it out.
Paul White plays axe hooligan for a day with the Sansamp PSA1.
Jonathan Miller investigates the pop-up mixer case designed to house flat-bed rackmounting consoles.
Paul White's on the trail of an ingenious low-cost tool that helps you learn chords.
Richard Clewes explains his fascination for this hernia-inducing sound machine from days of yore.
Paul White tries out Yamaha'a new easy-to-use digital effects unit, and finds it brash rather than bashful.
Analogue Systems continue their crusade to bring pre-MIDI devices back in studios everywhere with their new CV-only filter bank. Paul Ward checks it out.
The Orb survived a barrage of legal wrangles, financial upsets and personnel changes to deliver their latest collection of Ambient musical adventures. Mark J. Prendergast gets the word from the group's founder, Alex Paterson.
A relative newcomer to the UK electronic music scene, Andy Pickford is giving the likes of Mark Shreeve, Ian Boddy, and John Dyson a run for their money. Jonathan Miller witnesses the new kid on the block in action at Derby Cathedral.