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Sound City, Dave Grohl, and the Changing Business of Recording Music

by Larry Crane

Everyone has been talking about Dave Grohl's new documentary Sound City a lot lately. That's cool; it's a fun romp of a movie, even if Dave can't decide whether he's making a film about a Neve console, a dying studio, a rock star jam session or an...

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Complete and Utter Ignorance vs. Belief in Yourself

by Larry Crane

A few years ago a Northwest music mag (now defunct) interviewed some Portland "best new band" character and the moron spouted out that nothing had been going on in Portland before his band moved to town - that this was the turning point when...

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Studio Etiquette: Everything Your Engineer Wants You To Know But Is Afraid To Say

by Geoff Stanfield

Justin Douglas of King Electric Recording in Austin, Texas compiled some good thoughts on all the stuff nobody likes to talk about but really, really should! Check it out here:Studio Etiquette: Everything Your Engineer Wants You To Know But Is...

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"Making Records" with Eric Valentine

by Geoff Stanfield

Producer, mixer and engineer Eric Valentine has a video series out that digs into making records. This video takes a look at his approach to mixing drums. Enjoy!

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Music Biz Changes and Links

by Larry Crane

Here's some links and stuff from a thread I started at the Tape Op Message Board forum: David Byrne interviews Thom Yorke about the Radiohead "In Rainbows" download in Wired Magazine. Pandora Radio is an internet radio site that allows the...

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WIN PRIZES! TAPE OP PARTY SXSW GOODIE BAG GIVEAWAY!

by Larry Crane

Hey lucky Tape Op website forager: I've got an extra goodie bag from the Tape Op Party we held in March during SXSW. I don't have the full selection of swag, but I'll thrown in a couple of the SoundToys "special tin can of awesomeness" items which...

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Why Does Youtube Apologize to People Who Have Illegally Uploaded my Content?

by Larry Crane

I politely asked Youtube to remove a song by my old band that someone had posted without permission. They took it down but then apologized "sorry about that" and ran my business name as if "blaming me" for removing content. Really? Wow. Pretty...

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esperanza spalding's new album with Milton Nascimento

by Geoff Stanfield

Bassist, singer, and songwriter, esperanza spalding, (Tape Op #147) has just released new music, a collaboration with Brazilian legend Milton Nascimento.  Milton + esperanza is a delightful listen that has foundational roots in Brazilian...

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Gear Update: Standard Audio Stretch

by Geoff Stanfield

Since putting a pair of these modules in the rack it is has been a struggle to choose whether or not they go on the vocal or the mix. The vocal ususally wins, but it's a tough call. It doesn't take much to give your lead or bgv's that special...