MICS FEATURED IN THE BEATLES?: ROCK BAND? VIDEO GAME

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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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The Origin of Tape Op Magazine

by Geoff Stanfield

by Larry Crane In 1996 my life changed. A few years earlier, I had been in a busy band (Vomit Launch, a precursor to what became indie rock) putting out albums and touring for almost eight years. In late 1992 we called it quits. I’d moved...

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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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Sunergy Documentary

by Geoff Stanfield

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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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New St. Vincent Album and Video

by Geoff Stanfield

Check out the new St. Vincent LP,  All Born Screaming, and video for the track "Broken Man" out now. The album was recorded and mixed by Cian Riordan who interviewed Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) for Tape Op #134. Read the Tape Op...

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Calling All Veterans of the British Studio Scene!

by Larry Crane

THE GREAT BRITISH RECORDING STUDIOS  Howard Massey, an excellent author and recording engineer, is putting together what should be an important book on the British record studio scene of the sixites and seventies. If you were involved in this...

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Wooden Reverb? Treeverb?

by Larry Crane

I think it's for real? Is it? What is it? Why? See Barry Rudolph's report on Treeverb

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Gear Update: Crane Song Avocet II Monitor Controller

by Geoff Stanfield

This may be the most indispensable tool in my studio. I hear people say that converters don't matter and that most cannot hear the difference. Bullsh*t! If you cannot accurately hear what you are doing you are making uninformed choices. They call...