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Nino Moschella's Studio Open House!

by Larry Crane

Remember Nino from issue #67? His new Bird and Egg Recording Studio is hosting "an open house of sorts. On Sunday, October 18th between the hours of 2pm and 6pm Bird and Egg will be open for you to see and feel. There will be wine and hors d'ouvres...

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Spring Studio Checklist

by Geoff Stanfield

Spring has sprung in the Northwest, which means it's still raining, and possibly snowing with a few stellar sunny days thrown in for good measure. The trees are leafing out and there is that lovely dusting of pollen and fallen cherry blossoms on...

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A letter from Tape Op's Publisher

by John Baccigaluppi

Dear Tape Op Reader, We wanted to let you, the folks we make this magazine for, aware of a fundamental change in our business.  Short version: We are cutting our ad rates nearly in half. Why? Here's the long version: Tape Op is an...

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Need Gear? Buy It Here and Help Keep Tape Op Free!

by Geoff Stanfield

Gear is not the answer to all your problems, but you are going to need it to record! When you buy it from one of our advertiser retailers via the Tape Op website or our social media channels, Tape Op receives a small commission, which, like our...

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Maybe you Should Worry more about Performance and not Recording?

by Larry Crane

I don't want to explore this concept with as many words as I might for a Tape Op "End Rant", but I had to dump this shit out of my mind immediately. Someone dropped me a line recently; "I'd like you to hear this record I worked on. We didn't use EQ,...

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It's Not What You Know...

by Geoff Stanfield

Berklee College of Music sponsored a recent Tape Op newsletter and it got me thinking about music schools. In terms of my personal recording path, I learned on my own through trial and error and via mentors. You can read a little bit about that...

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Michael Nehra Looks Back at 30 Years of Vintage King

by Geoff Stanfield

Vintage King recently celebrated their 30 year anniversary. Like most things, there is a story behind what has now become a fantastic retailer of both vintage and modern recording equipment. I caught up with founder Michael Nehra on a Zoom call and...

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The Rock & Roll Camp for Girls - Portland, OR

by Larry Crane

My friend, sts is the Program Director and an instructor at The Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls. They’re currently building up their recording program, Rock Camp Studio and the "Recording Engineer Track" studies and are looking for...

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Legendary Malibu Studio Indigo Ranch Is Auctioning Off Its Remaining Collection of Gear

by Dave Middleton

Richard Kaplan, owner engineer of famed recording studio Indigo Ranch [Tape Op #103] is selling the remainder of his classic equipment collection.  It includes vintage and rare pieces by API, Aengus, Fairchild, Teletronix, Neumann and...