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[ image gm1 type=center ] Coming up in the recording environment of Seattle there was no local mastering to speak of, so when mixing I learned to get it as close to a finished master as possible before sending it off to be tweaked by someone ...

[ image 1 type=center ] A vital, cost-effective and often neglected step in attempting to put your music on tape is the concept of pre-production. Planning ahead can save money (and time) in the studio. Budget considerations, time schedules, ...

This article is about changing your perspective. Regardless of your personal preferences between analog and digital recording mediums, each have their own strengths. There's no question that digital recording is going to be the primary format...

I am a visual artist. I was trained as a printmaker and worked with etching, screenprinting and lithography. My introduction to sound came during the early 1980s at my college radio station, when I was in grad school. There, I did all manner ...

[ image wave1 type=center ] One of the most difficult challenges a mixing engineer faces is figuring out how to balance the low frequencies, and often, the line between too much and too little bass seems very fine indeed. When it comes to bui...

I recently finished recording and mixing a five song EP that, for the first time, I transferred into a computer and mixed digitally. It was one of the most interesting, fascinating and (mostly) enjoyable experiences I've recently had in the s...

[ image utr1 type=center ] A former co-worker of mine liked to use the phrase "It's a product of excellent quality." If I raved about a new album, a new pair of shoes, or just about anything, he'd say, "Oh, so it's a product of excellent qual...

[ image utr1 type=center ] I've been thinking a bit about sound quality lately. An acquaintance of mine observed somewhat arrogantly that a CD-R written about in this column sounded a lot like a noted major-label recording artist, except that...

[ image niblock1 type=center ] While most subjects of Tape Op interviews have discussed their interest in recording, Phill Niblock thinks far more about reproduction of sound. He composes his pieces, which are often described as minimalist, f...

[ image rare2 type=center ] Brooklyn, New York, has become a hot studio spot during the last few years. Free from the space crunch of Manhattan, rents are lower and smaller studios can survive. Nicolas Vernhes runs Rare Book Room (named after...

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