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Gear Update: Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Analogue Mixer

by Geoff Stanfield

It is often challenging within a review period to fully explore a piece of gear and integrate it into the daily workflow. It's not that reviewers won't use the feature set and put it to task in at least a few applications, but to truly get to know...

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Her Space Holiday - Tape Op - Magnet Magazine

by Larry Crane

Our pal, Marc Bianchi of Her Space Holiday is guest editing Magnet Magazine this week. He has some nice things to say about Tape Op, and as one of our original readers we thank him for the log time support and writing about us. Plus adding the video...

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New Tape Op Video Series

by Geoff Stanfield

We are excited to announce Creative Recording With Tape Op. This video series covers a wide range of recording and mixing topics, concepts, and solutions. We look forward to sharing these conversations with you in the coming weeks and months, but...

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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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Allen Farmelo's Sonic Varnish

by Larry Crane

Tape Op contributor Allen Farmelo has written a fairly in-depth post regarding his processes for capturing and processing sounds on his wonderful blog. Check it out. I bet even some experienced engineers will take note of some of the ideas Allen puts...

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Music Buying Habits of Teens Changes...

by Larry Crane

Expect to see more changes in the music purchasing/acquiring habits of teenagers as time goes by. Courtesy of the NPD Group's press release: "teens (age 13 to 17) acquired 19 percent less music in 2008 than they did in 2007. CD purchasing declined 26...

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Fievel Is Glauque New Album: Rong Weicknes

by Geoff Stanfield

Fievel Is Glauque New Album: Rong Weicknes  by Sam Retzer  Fievel Is Glauque is the trans-Atlantic duo of keyboardist Zach Phillips (Brooklyn) and vocalist Ma Clément (Brussels), who lead a “series of live bands” to...

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Why do the Folks at APPLE Inc. think they can use my Business Name?

by Larry Crane

A reader just informed me that APPLE's recent Logic Pro X includes "Drummer", a virtual drummer plug-in. One of the virtual drummers is named "aidan", who apparently cannot find the CAPS key on his virtual MacBook. In Aidan's "Portland Kit" we...

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John Carroll Kirby - Septet

by Geoff Stanfield

John Caroll Kirby - Septet  It is a great time for music and recording. The pandemic drove many artists into their bedrooms and living spaces to make recordings and others figured out ways to get into studios safely. I get a load of new...