You know those ads? Yeah, some Photoshop jockey took the GUI of a plug-in and made it look like a piece of outboard gear, a synth or something. Drives me nuts. For years I couldn't figure out if one plug-in, I think it was Trilogy, was "real" or not. Ugh. Image courtesy of Sonic Finger
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Ronan's Recording Show features Jerks Behind Tape Op mag
December 24, 2009
Our pal Ronan Chris Murphy does this cool "TV" show on his site, http://ronansrecordingshow.com, and the most recent one is with me and John Baccigalu...
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Vinyl Lives?
November 3, 2009
James Goss has interviewed many independent record store owners across the country to see how they stay in business and what they sell. Every month a ...
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MICS FEATURED IN THE BEATLES?: ROCK BAND? VIDEO GAME
October 26, 2009
So I just noticed an email in my inbox from a PR person with the headline: "XXXXX MICS FEATURED IN THE BEATLES?: ROCK BAND? VIDEO GAME". What's next? ...
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Damian Wagner and the Sound of the Earth?
October 21, 2009
Ina previous blog post, we saw the beginnings of this project. Damian Wagner was in issue 64 - here's a crazy project where he's amplifying the sound ...
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Meeting Your Maker
October 17, 2009
Well, not my maker but the man behind the baby that is our RND5088 console at Jackpot! I got to spend a little time (and a photoshoot) with Rupert Nev...
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This happens EVERY week
October 7, 2009
I didn't do this video. But the guy who did must be spying on me. You can replace the style of music with any style, but the conversation is the same....
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Nashville Recording Summit Nov. 13-15
October 7, 2009
Tape Op contributor, Chris Mara, has organized an amazing studio event coming up. I wanted to go but sessions have stopped me. If you can make it, thi...
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The solution, clearly, is more dissonance
October 2, 2009
It's not Idol, technically, but America's Got Talent and its dentally-impaired overseas cousin are still franchises helmed by Simon Cowell, who I thin...
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Bob Johnston live interview in Montreal October 2nd
September 30, 2009
Our pal Howard Bilerman will be interviewing legendary producer Bob Johnston in Montreal coming up. Should be a real hoot!