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Getting it Right the First Time
by Geoff Stanfield
More good stuff from Brittany Howard and Shawn Everett on the making of Brittany's new album Jaime Read the whole interview with Brittany and Shawn HERE
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Larry Chats with Manny Marroquin at a Mix with the Masters session
by Geoff Stanfield
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New album and video, The Way Out of Easy, from Jeff Parker ETA IVtet
by Geoff Stanfield
The Way Out of Easy is the second album Jeff Parker (Tortoise) has released that was recorded live by Bryce Gonzales at The Enfield Tennis Academy to a stereo Nagra tape machine on a hand built tube console that he designed and built. Besides Parker...
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The Sudden Motion Sensor Hates Your Mobile Session
by Scott Evans
Lots of laptops use an accelerometer to detect that the computer is falling. When that happens, the computer parks the hard drive heads to prevent them from bouncing on the HD platter. Apple calls this the Sudden Motion Sensor. On...
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Free Video Tutorials from one of our Contributors
by Larry Crane
Matt Fordham did the great interview with Buddy Miller in Tape Op #34. He also has this great blog, Record Ready, with video tutorials on recording techniques and tips. Many are Pro Tools based, in case you're looking for help in that department. He...
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A Thoughtful Piece on Tape Op 88's End Rant by Ethan Winer
by Larry Crane
Wade Baynham of The Second Story studio in Durham, NC, posted a nice piece about Ethan's End Rant in issue #88.
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illuminati hotties - "Didn’t" (feat.Cavetown)
by Geoff Stanfield
Take a look/listen to the new video and single "Didn’t" (feat. Cavetown) from Sarah Tudzin, aka illuminati hotties, from their upcoming LP, Power. Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz and Sad13, interviewed Sarah for Tape Op #145 and you can...
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John Baccigaluppi's 2008 AES Surf Report
by Larry Crane
I'm posting this for John as he's finishing up the next issue of Tape Op. -LC John Baccigaluppi's 2008 AES Surf Report This year's AES show in San Francisco was a lot of fun. The day before the show, I drove with our UK publisher Al Lawson and his...
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Monolake and No Compression
by Larry Crane
Caro Snatch did this interesting online interview with Robert Henke from Monolake on her site. An interesting note is that he created this album, Silence, "without any compression." Well, yeah, uh, if you work in the box and want to draw/automate...
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Modular Synth Blog
by Larry Crane
Check out Ross Healy's VICMODBLOG on analog modular synths. He interviews "people who build and sell modular gear and forgotten electronic musicians." Cool stuff.