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Larry's Comments on the Metallica Loudness Problem
by Larry Crane
You've probably heard stuff about the stupid-loud Metallica album. Idolator rang me up for some comments. Check it out.
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New Episode of Creative Recording with Tape Op: Drum Panning
by Geoff Stanfield
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A Guided Tour of High Vis’ Guided Tour at Holy Mountain Studios.
by Geoff Stanfield
A Guided Tour of High Vis’ Guided Tour at Holy Mountain Studios. By Sam Retzer Engineer Stanley Gravett is retreating down the stairs to Holy Mountain Studio after being ‘bullied’ upstairs at the Crypt of the Wizard record...
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History Lost, History Gained
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Promo CDs and Reality
by Larry Crane
So here's a pile of CDs I'm supposed to be listening to right now instead of enjoying The Skids' Sweet Suburbia album. Some of these I actually bought (so I should be enjoying them I guess) and some were handed over by friends (yes, the Scott...
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ASSOCIATION FOR RECORDED SOUND COLLECTIONS conference in L.A. May 11-14
by Larry Crane
This looks to be an interesting event. I'd go if I was in the area that week! -Larry ASSOCIATION FOR RECORDED SOUND COLLECTIONS 45th Annual Conference - May 11-14, 2011 Wilshire Grand Hotel, Los Angeles One hundred and thirty...
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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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Record of the Week Club
by Larry Crane
Reader Mike Petkau dropped a line about the cool site and collaboration he started: "I wanted to point you to a project I've currently wrapped up. For 16 weeks, every Wednesday, I've brought 3 very different musicians from different backgrounds to...
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King Gizzard Strikes Again
by Geoff Stanfield
For their eighth (!!!) release in three years, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard give the world Butterfly 3000. It is hard to know what to expect from this band of Aussies. They have spanned the genre spectrum with metal, garage-psychedelia,...
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A Fatally Flawed Industry. Breaking News or The Way It Is?
by Garrett Haines
"...from what I have seen, the industry is fatally flawed. Everyone seems to want something for nothing and few are willing to pay for what something is actually worth. Plus, there are thousands of graduates flooding recording studios each year...