DIY Gear Modifications | No. 52
SM57 Mod: Modifying the Shure SM57 Microphone
by Steve McAllister
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by Steve McAllister
Audio Books Review: Audio Books Roundup
by David Ackerman, John Baccigaluppi, Myles Boisen, Louis R. Carlozo, Martin Chittum, Scott Colburn, Larry Crane, David Cuetter, Matthew Cullen, Larry DeVivo, Bill Dodd, Jeremy du Bois, Kiley Henner, Graham Hick, Bob Katz, Steve McAllister, Bill McMaster, Eric Morrison, Steven Nereo, Steve Pogact, Brian Roth, Rob Shelby, Steve Silverstein, Kenneth Sluiter, Philip Stevenson, David Weiss
Since Tape Op Magazine only comes out every other month, I assume that our typical reader has a little time left over in which to read and learn more about the art and science of recording. With that...
Ray Benson: Not So Asleep at the Wheel
by Steve McAllister
Ray Benson is a big guy. He's tall, which he augments with cowboy hat and boots, his voice is resonates in the sub- octaves, and when we shook hands mine was engulfed and nearly disappeared. His...
John Croslin: Austin to SF to Austin
by Steve McAllister
The common: A guy enjoys fiddling with electronics and recording stuff, plays in some high- school bands and beyond, eventually ends up recording his stuff, then other people's music. The uncommon:...
Telephone Microphone: How to Build A Telephone Microphone
by Steve McAllister
You've had the idea — the sound was in your head. You've said to yourself, "Self, I'd sure like to make this voice (guitar, drum kit, etc.) sound like it was recorded with a telephone. But...
Rupert Neve: Pro Audio Guru
by Steve McAllister
There is a humble man who lives in the small town of Wimberley, Texas. His name is on recording consoles all over the world, and so many important works of music have run through his signal chains...
Rupert Neve on *Wonderful Recordings*
by Steve McAllister
In a way isn't this all an imperfect science, in that, no matter how good recording gets it will never match the original?We're getting reasonably close. Some of the film boys are doing some very...
Dave McNair: The art-form of Rock and Roll
by Steve McAllister
Dave McNair has done a lot. He's played guitar in garage bands, toured with The Silos as a drummer, lived in Los Angeles, Austin (twice), and New York — where he's about to move for the third...