Tape Op Magazine’s founder and editor, Larry Crane, has been mixing songs and albums for people from all over the United States and the world for over 20 years. Many of these sessions are unattended, and here’s a glimpse into his process. Visit his website for more information.
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Larry's Comments on the Metallica Loudness Problem
by Larry Crane
You've probably heard stuff about the stupid-loud Metallica album. Idolator rang me up for some comments. Check it out.
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Maybe you Should Worry more about Performance and not Recording?
by Larry Crane
I don't want to explore this concept with as many words as I might for a Tape Op "End Rant", but I had to dump this shit out of my mind immediately. Someone dropped me a line recently; "I'd like you to hear this record I worked on. We didn't use EQ,...
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The Record Straight: Tony Bongiovi's Interview in Tape Op #127
by Larry Crane
Interviews, Stories, and the Truth by Larry Crane In Tape Op issue #53 I interviewed Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan, authors of the then-recently released book, Recording The Beatles. One of the topics we discussed was interviewing...
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Artist/Teacher in Studio Engineering and Recording Job Posting from ASU
by Geoff Stanfield
Studio Engineering and Recording – School of Music, Dance and TheatreHerberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University The School of Music, Dance and Theatre at Arizona State University seeks an exceptional...
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How the Free Economy is Affecting the Recording Community
by Allen Farmelo
I just read an excellent new essay called The Case Against Free in which the author suggests that the "free economy" is drying up the economic resources needed to make quality creative works. The article focuses on recordings. It's a well...
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Our Friend, Ed Ackerson, Has Passed at Age 54
by Geoff Stanfield
by Alex Maiolo The term “linchpin” tends to get chucked around pretty liberally when we discuss music scenes, but Ed Ackerson, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on October 4th, was the very embodiment of it. Ed was one of those...
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Neal Casal Music Foundation
by Geoff Stanfield
Our friend and Tape Op contributor Neal Casal left us one year ago today on August 26, 2019. Since then, a team of his close friends dug into the archive of music and photography he left behind to create items raising awareness and funds...
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Jim Keller and Sondhus Design a New Studio For The Juilliard School
by Geoff Stanfield
We interviewed Jim Keller of Sondhus in issue #142. Sondhus (SAHN - duss) is an architectural acoustics design and build firm specializing in recording studios. They have designed and built studios for the likes of Depeche Mode, Apple, Heba Kadry,...