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The Death of Data Compression & The Birth of the New Hi-Fi
by Allen Farmelo
THE ERA OF HI-RES DIGITAL AUDIO IS HERE I’ve been watching the rise of hi-end digital audio recently, and as I put the individual pieces together over the past year or so a picture is emerging that has inspired me to claim that we are...
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Gear Update: Meris Mercury7 500-Series Reverb
by Geoff Stanfield
Geoff Stanfield and Andy Hong add an update to the original Meris Mercury7 Reverb review by Adam Kagan. GS: I am a fan of the Meris line of gear. They are a small shop who builds their high-quality modules in Los Angeles. I have reviewed the Meris...
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Detroit Remembers Audio Ace Norm Druce
by Geoff Stanfield
Nice piece in the Detroit Free Press about audio and electronics guru Norman Druce who died October 6th....
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Thoughts on End Rant #85, "My Unwritten Rules"
by Larry Crane
I just finished reading your article, "My Unwritten (Until Now) "Rules" in the studio," Tape Op #85. Let me offer up a few words of wisdom on your well-written points. - Don't play music by other artists: In 1978 I was working with a...
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Sylvia Massy Records The Melvins for Mix With The Masters
by Geoff Stanfield
Seems like it's Sylvia Massy week over here at Tape Op! Here is another cool session trailer from Mix With The Masters where Sylvia records the Melvins!
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Tape Op one of Chicago Tribune's 50 favorite magazines!
by Larry Crane
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-07-09/features/0807080422_1_rolling-stone-new-yorker-classical-music-magazine It's an eclectic collection and somehow we made the cut. We're guessing it was an inside job... Thanks Chicago!
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One bright spot in an otherwise rough year
by Garrett Haines
As we close the page on 2010 and its miserable economy, there was one bright spot for music lovers: VINYL. That's right, vinyl. That analog medium that just won't die. According to Rolling Stone* vinyl sales were up in 2010....
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John Cale releases POPtical Illusion
by Geoff Stanfield
We interviewed John Cale in issue #156 around the time of his previous release, Mercy. He has just released POPtical Illusion, a collection of synth and keyboard heavy tunes that carry a heavy, and at times angry message about the state of the...