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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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BEST STUPID STUDIO CHATTER EVER?

by Larry Crane

Al Kooper produced this band in the '80s. They really knew how to argue - with him, with each other and probably with anyone in a ten-mile radius. Al edited out the music and kept the wonderful conversation, releasing it on one of his limited (300...

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Limited Time Offer: Software for Mac Studios

by Garrett Haines

Many Recording Studios use Apple OS-based machines.   Those users know Macs can read Microsoft NFTS (New Technology File System) volumes, but not write to them.  If your OSX studio needs to write to Windows NFTS, then you need a...

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Producer/Engineer Scotty Hard (Scott Harding) Needs Your Help

by Geoff Stanfield

(text from the Scotty Hard Trust website): Scott Harding is a highly accomplished New York City based music producer, engineer, and performer. Over the course of 20+ years, his rich and varied career has taken him to Africa, Europe, North America...

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Tape Op Editor Larry Crane will give a Chicago AES appearance/lecture June 8

by Larry Crane

AES Chicago Section June 2011 Meeting Notice Please forward this notice to interested friends and colleagues. Members and nonmembers are welcome. Not a member of the AES? For information about joining. The next meeting of the Chicago Section...

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Jim Keller and Sondhus Design a New Studio For The Juilliard School

by Geoff Stanfield

We interviewed Jim Keller of Sondhus in issue #142. Sondhus (SAHN - duss) is an architectural acoustics design and build firm specializing in recording studios. They have designed and built studios for the likes of Depeche Mode, Apple, Heba Kadry,...

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Larry Crane Recording Workshop in Portland

by Larry Crane

Still openings: Larry Crane Recording Workshop in Portland, Aug 17/18, 2013 at Jackpot! Recording Studio. http://bit.ly/13sJ0Ds

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Lies Engineers Tell Us

by Larry Crane

I ran the end rant about "Lies" I hear in the studio from musicians. I asked for "Lies" that engineers tell people, but only got these two. But they're pretty good! Please take with a sense of humor, according to Arthur, but there may be some truths...

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Tape Op Staff Favorite Albums of 2022

by Geoff Stanfield

Hard to believe that 2022 is already coming to a close. As was true in 2021, it was obvious that as the world was on lock down, artists were busy using their time to be creative and the result was an incredible amount of fantastic releases across...