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Ruadhri Cushnan (Mumford & Sons, Ed Sheeran) Video Interview

by Dave Middleton

With 3 number one albums in 2012, Grammy winning mix engineer Ruadhri Cushnan is at the top of this game. Shortly after Mumford and Sons' album "Babel" was awarded 'Album of the Year' at the Grammys, Ruahdri made time in his busy schedule to chat...

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Herb Alpert: 50

by Geoff Stanfield

We interviewed Herb Alpert in Tape Op #140, and he hasn't slowed down since. He just released his 50th album, aptly titled 50. It is yet another prime example of the lounge pop genre he all but invented with The Tijuana Brass starting in the...

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New Gear Giveaways!

by Geoff Stanfield

Check out the latest gear giveaways from our advertisers and enter to win! Retro Intruments 500 Pre Giveaway! Enter to Win a 500PRE Here!   Audix Mics and Headphones Giveaway! Enter to Win Audix Mics and Headphones!   Baby...

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The Rest of the Best List 2022

by Geoff Stanfield

Well friends, there were just too many great albums this year, and so here is the "Rest of the Best". Andy and John both had super extensive year end favorites lists and make up the bulk of this list. I will need a good chunk of 2023 to dig in to...

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Great Acoustics Video

by Garrett Haines

Many of us appreciate the need for acoustic treatments, but few really understand some of the reasons behind it all.   The problem is acoustics is a discipline of physics, and physics is often enshrouded in math, complex calculations, and...

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Fievel Is Glauque New Album: Rong Weicknes

by Geoff Stanfield

Fievel Is Glauque New Album: Rong Weicknes  by Sam Retzer  Fievel Is Glauque is the trans-Atlantic duo of keyboardist Zach Phillips (Brooklyn) and vocalist Ma Clément (Brussels), who lead a “series of live bands” to...

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Bootleg Test Tone Collectors?

by Larry Crane

I thought I'd seen it all until I heard about collectors that pass around bootlegged copies of the test tones and bias pads from all genres of artists and albums. From an article in MOJO this month: "Sorting their collections by "tones at head" or...

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Ed Cherney - We Lost a Good One

by Larry Crane

Photo: Larry Crane The recent passing of Ed Cherney sent me to my archives. I'd interviewed Ed many years ago and he asked me not to run it. We went back and forth about it, and I never understood why he didn't want this interview in Tape Op....

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Tape Op Staff Picks for 2019 and the Decade

by Geoff Stanfield

What another great year for music! It is always a challenge to sit down, reflect and try to narrow down all our favorite albums of the year (let alone a full decade!) into a simple list. Here at Tape Op we are frequently making music suggestions...