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Feature stories, opinion pieces, and in-depth explorations from Tape Op Magazine
DISCussion
<p>Welcome to Tape Op’s DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records.</p>
Tape Op Buyer's Guide #2
<p>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 i...
Walls of Sound
<p>In 1971, when I was 16, I used to work as a grounds keeper at a tennis court complex just outside The Hague in the Netherlands. It was a summer vac...
Jonathan Rado
<p>Through close encounters with Motown machinery, <a href="/interviews/96/ken-caillat/">Ken Caillat</a> [<em>Tape Op <a href="/issues/96">#96</a>]</e...
Monitor at a Consistent Volume When Mixing
<p>There are two ways to start soundcheck for a band. To determine which to use, look at the theatre’s marquee.If it’s an individual’s name on the mar...
Richard Swift
<div class="content-quote">"What you can control are knobs, faders, and being a nice person."</div> <p>For ten years Richard Swift’s been lurin...
Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell
<p>Famed producer, musician, and arranger Willie Mitchell became involved with Royal Studios (and the associated Hi Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, in...
Al Schnier (bonus)
<p><span class="contentstandout">The band moe. has been an ongoing</span> concern since forming in Buffalo, NY, over 20 years ago. Guitarist/vocalist ...
Emperors of Wyoming
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Viva Voce
<p><strong> I've been a fan of the husband and wife group </strong>VIVA VOCE <strong>since I first heard their second album, <em>Lovers, Lead the Way,...
Dungen (bonus)
<p>The songs are strong, the playing impeccable, but what strikes many listeners when they first hear Dungen is the sound. It always comes up when fan...