DISCussion

All Features  |  No. 36

Under The Radar: A sampling of the home-made CD-Rs and cassettes we receive.

by Matt Mair Lowery

All Features  |  No. 40

Gear versus Experience: Gear versus Experience

by Garrett Haines

I confess. When I get my new Tape Op the first thing I do is look at all of the gear ads. In some respects, I would love to tell you these products are more about marketing hype and less about sound....

All Features  |  No. 22

Under The Radar: Under The Radar

by Rob Christensen

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...

All Features  |  No. 35

Under The Radar: A sampling of the home-made CD-Rs and cassettes we receive.

by Matt Mair Lowery

All Features  |  No. 6

Reviews, etc...

by Larry Crane

MIRRORS/ELECTRIC EELS/THE STYRENES Those Were Different Times  I love compilations that dig up all kinds of archival material from a dozen different sources in order to give the listener a...

All Features  |  No. 14

Recordings That Changed My Life

by Scott Colburn

We've all had this happen to us. We've heard a record or a song that really hits home. At the time we may not have known why or how or what it meant to us. We only knew that it marked the time. This...

All Features  |  No. 6

Reading Material: Some "Neat-O Books" from the Mike McDonald Collection

by Larry Crane, Mike McDonald

From Tinfoil to Stereo:  The Acoustic Years of the Recording Industry 1877-1929  Authors:  Welch & Burt.  The name sort of says it all.  Sort of heavy on the business...

All Features  |  No. 7

Reading Material

by Larry Crane

WHY I HATE RECORDING & EQ      So, there's only really a handful of publications that deal with the wild world of putting music to tape.  You all know them I'm...

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Tape Op NAMM Buyer's Guide #2: 500 Series

by Geoff Stanfield

I have long been a fan of the 500 series format. It is a relatively cost effective way to have a variety of modules at your disposal and portable in the right rack. I often recommend it to friends...