An unreal space and an amazing engineer/producer.
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...
Tape Op contributor Allen Farmelo sent us this thoughtful piece on why the mag doesn't feature many "negative" reviews. Makes sense to me. I imagine anyone out there wanting us to write reviews ripping apart gear all the time still might come up...
Here’s something I don’t think we’ve covered in Tape Op before, but reader Tony Butterworth has created the Home Made Hit Show, where he uploads podcast shows filled with songs from home recordists. Great idea, and it’s nice...
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...
Fire Extinguishers in the Studio - [Note to our EU readers. I don't know if the U.S. letter conventions apply in your locale, but the fundamental suggestions in this post are universal.] It’s a really smart idea to have a couple of fire...
Bon Iver has released a single and video from the upcoming album, SABLE, fABLE, “Everything is Peaceful Love.” The video was directed by John Wilson who hosts How To With John Wilson on HBO. The track and video are a nice upbeat way to...
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Vinyl 101 - Preparing Your Release for Vinyl from Telegraph Mastering on Vimeo.
Ringo Starr rings in the new year with the T Bone Burnett-produced album, Look Up. The collection stands firmly in the Americana realm, and just like it did when he sang the country tinged/rockabilly tunes "Act Naturally," "Honey Don't," and "I...
