The Fostex FD4 is a hard disk multitracker without a hard disk. Pardon? You'll have to read on for the detail, but I'll say at the outset that the FD4 isn't weighed down with features (as some hard disk recorders are) and that Fostex seem to have struck a happy balance between features and usability in their new machine — they appear to have remembered that most potential purchasers will probably be complete novices in the recording arts.

The RVD-6095RDS is a 60-watt per channel amplifier in stereo mode, and 65-watts per channel in surround sound mode. It has Dolby Digital 5.1, Digital Theatre System (DTS), Radio Data System (RDS), and DigiLink III Remote Control. This amplifier has Totally Discrete Amplifier Stage (TDAS), which sounds better and costs more to manufacture. It has 6-channel direct input capability, so you can use all 6 channels for whatever purposes you desire. It also has AC-3/PCM compatible digital inputs consisting of one coaxial input socket, and one optical input socket. This is a huge robust beast of an amplifier with dimensions 440 mm × 125 mm × 330 mm, and mass over 10 kg.

Set of 2 chain-drive kick drum pedals. The pedals can be used independently on 2 kick drums or on a single kick drum, since one of the pedals has dual beater holders, which can be driven via the link bar from the other pedal.

- Can be used for twin or single kick drum setups

- Supplied with 2xKPB1 pedal beaters and a drum key

- Fully adjustable

- Dimensions (each pedal) - 325x320x140mm

- Weight - 4.82kg