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Free Passes to AES Show 2020

by Geoff Stanfield

Hey Tape Op Readers! The AES Show will be online this year and you can get your FREE AES SHOWCASE pass (Showcase is from Oct 19 - 23 and will be on-demand until January) by using VIP code AES2020TapeOp at checkout! Offer good until Sept...

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Press for Tape Op Book and int. with Larry

by Larry Crane

One of the local Portland weeklies did a blurb on me and the Tape Op book for the reading tonight. Mercury

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I will remix the stupid right outta you

by Vijith Assar

Hipper music bloggers than you're likely to ever find here have been freaking out over surrealist hip hop duo Das Racist for a while now, ever since the Pineapple Express rap tune "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" came out earlier this year. Even...

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Put Down the Phone

by Geoff Stanfield

It wasn’t that long ago that when you went into the studio you basically disappeared from the rest of the world into a place with few (or no) windows, and low light. Where time seemed to have a way of getting distorted, finding yourself rolling...

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Recording Tips 02: Microphonic Vacuum Tubes (part 1)

by Larry Crane

A lot of you have probably heard the term “microphonic tubes.” But have you ever heard one in action? They actually turn into little microphones. (Hence the name). So, this week I decided to replace the input tubes on my Manley...

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WIN PRIZES! TAPE OP PARTY SXSW GOODIE BAG GIVEAWAY!

by Larry Crane

Hey lucky Tape Op website forager: I've got an extra goodie bag from the Tape Op Party we held in March during SXSW. I don't have the full selection of swag, but I'll thrown in a couple of the SoundToys "special tin can of awesomeness" items which...

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The good Bad band...

by Larry Crane

If you want to stay in business you need to record all kinds of bands, including those you don't care for. (This is actually a shock to some people. It is. They don't last long, and their refusal to work with anyone except bands they hand-pick is...

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Gear Giveaways!

by Geoff Stanfield

Hello Friends of Tape Op! We have some fantasic gear giveaways happening right now. Who doesn't need a bundle of excellent plug-ins or a new interface?  Eventide Elevate Mastering Plug-in BundleArturia Studio and Plug-Ins

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The Best Studio Promotion ever

by Larry Crane

Joe McGinty has Carousel Studio in New York. Here his pal Amy Hobby gathered 20 young ladies to knock out a great version of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" on film featuring Joe's INSAME collection of vintage keyboards. This film is the best...