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The Psychology of Analogue
by Geoff Stanfield
Excellent mini-documnetary The Psychology of Analogue, featuring Julie McLarnon. Definetly worth 30 minutes of your time!
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Everything Louder Than Everything Else - yikes, a film set in a recording studio!
by Larry Crane
Everything Louder Than Everything Else is a self-described "no-budget semi-scripted drama/comedy" set in a recording studio (in actuality, Vancouver's Hive Creative Labs). Rob Leickner ( Director, Writer, Editor, Camera, Producer)...
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Nashville Recording Summit Nov. 13-15
by Larry Crane
Tape Op contributor, Chris Mara, has organized an amazing studio event coming up. I wanted to go but sessions have stopped me. If you can make it, this sounds like a lot of fun. Tape Op Messageboard Thread and instructions Welcome to 1979 Studio
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End Rant Continued...
by Geoff Stanfield
In editor Larry Crane's recent End Rant [Tape Op #127], he talked about how people are currently learning recording techniques, all of the misinformation on the internet, and how this leads to the homogenization of music making in general. All of the...
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New Episode of Creative Recording With Tape Op
by Geoff Stanfield
Larry Crane and Geoff Stanfield discuss mixing analog vs. in the box vs. a hybrid approach in the latest episode of Creative Recording With Tape Op! This episode is made possible with support from our friends at BURL Audio.
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Alan Parsons Art and Science of Sound Recording
by Larry Crane
I've interviewed and enjoyed Alan Parsons' company a number of times over the years, and a while back he even cornered me at an AES conference and videotaped a quick interview about Tape Op. He claimed to be putting together a video about recording....
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Amazing Etienne Conod Interview...
by Larry Crane
Vist Udi Koomran's special website ("MUSIC ENTHUSIAST AUDIO ENGINEER, PRODUCER FROM TEL AVIV ISRAEL. RECORDING MIXING AND MASTERING ORIGINAL AND CHALLENGING MUSIC IS MY PASSION.") and check out a fantastic interview with Etienne...
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Well This Sucks: Recording in the Time of Covid
by Geoff Stanfield
By Justin Douglas When you hear a particularly moving piece of music, and you get that little chill that runs from the top of your scalp down your spine, that’s a specific network in your brain logging that music into your memory....
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On Spotify (and Why I'm not a Conspiracy Theorist After All)
by Allen Farmelo
In a fascinating and really open Facebook debate initiated by fellow producer, cycling enthuiasist, and coffee-drinking pal, Eric Ambel (www.ericambel.com), I was alerted to what was finally a clear insight into how and why Spotify could possibly...