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Jul/Aug 2001

Welcome to issue #24 of Tape Op.

Sit down for a minute, I've got something on my mind. I think I finally have an idea of what it is that makes the people we talk to in TAPE OP tick. It's passion. Whether it's Eddie Kramer pushing the limits of recording student's endurance, Steve Albini busting his ass to make Neurosis (As seen above) sound as amazing on record as live, or Plaid searching for new sounds — it's something that drives you to put in long days and overcome technology in order to make a work of art. Passion. Now that I've determined that, feel free to kick my ass if this magazine is ever devoid of passion, okay? I mean it. Thanks!

-Larry Crane


— LARRY CRANE,EDITOR & FOUNDER

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IN THIS ISSUE

Universal Audio
Jul 13, 2001 NO. 24 Interviews

Universal Audio

The 1176LN and the LA-2A are two examples of classic compressors which use very different techniques for gain control. The 1176LN uses a field effect transistor as its gain reduction element, while th...

Plaid
Jul 15, 2001 NO. 24 Interviews

Plaid: Beyond Techno?

Plaid might be most well-known for their many remixes, especially those for Bjork and their own earlier trio, Black Dog. But it's the current duo's unique approach to the "techno" genre that sets them...

Unwound
Jul 15, 2001 NO. 24 Interviews

Unwound: Their Haunted Home Studio

On an unusually cold and rainy Pacific Northwest winter day I found myself driving up I-5 to Olympia, WA. After narrowly escaping death from a couple of speeding 18-wheelers, I pulled into downtown an...

Universal Audio
Jul 13, 2001 NO. 24 Interviews

Universal Audio

When Bill Putnam, Jr. mentioned to me that his brother Jim was in the Radar Brothers, it didn't really sink in 'till a few minutes later. When it finally did, I rudely interrupted him and Eric with a...

Universal Audio
Jul 15, 2001 NO. 24 Interviews

Universal Audio

After a pretty damm good surf session one fine sunny day in Santa Cruz, California, my friend and fellow recording engineer, Eric Broyhill and I stopped by the Universal Audio offices to talk with Bil...

Phill Brown
Jul 14, 2001 NO. 24 Interviews

Phill Brown: Are We Still Rolling?

We interviewed Phill Brown in issue number [#12] of Tape Op. Over the years he's worked with some of the greatest artists ever, like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Traffic, Spooky Tooth, Jeff Beck, Led Zep...

Digital Mixing
Jul 15, 2001 NO. 24 Article