Check this joint out. Wow! Thanks to Alex Maiolo for the link!
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OneMic Series: Cedric Burnside
by Geoff Stanfield
Cedric Burnside performs "Love Her 'Til I Die" for the OneMic Series!
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Gear Update: Meris Mercury7 500-Series Reverb
by Geoff Stanfield
Geoff Stanfield and Andy Hong add an update to the original Meris Mercury7 Reverb review by Adam Kagan. GS: I am a fan of the Meris line of gear. They are a small shop who builds their high-quality modules in Los Angeles. I have reviewed the Meris...
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"Give Me A Hammer": Why the Audio Industry Needs Simple, Stable Tools More Now Than Ever
by John Baccigaluppi
It was at a recent trade show, after a major DAW manufacturer cancelled our meeting, that I realized I was relieved to be off the hook. I always enjoy meeting with this person, and I use and like their products. But I was relieved to not hear...
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Tape Op Staff Picks for 2019 and the Decade
by Geoff Stanfield
What another great year for music! It is always a challenge to sit down, reflect and try to narrow down all our favorite albums of the year (let alone a full decade!) into a simple list. Here at Tape Op we are frequently making music suggestions...
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Overdub IPA: A Collaboration with Fort George Brewery
by Dave Middleton
So, Fort George Brewery & Public House in Astoria, OR, made an actual Tape Op-branded craft beer. It's called Overdub IPA, and it looks like this: Here is what Fort George had to say about their creation: A good beer is like a good sound...
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Cancer Awareness
by Larry Crane
Craig Schumacher, one of the country's best engineer/producers and our intrepid gear reviewer and former head of TapeOpCon has been dealing with head and neck cancer recently. He's doing better after treatment but needs help catching up on bills...
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Avid and Pro Tools
by Larry Crane
Wall Street PR reports on the woes of Avid, the company behind Pro Tools. What does the future hold? I'm just terrified of having to learn a new platform, buying more gear and software, and there not being a de facto DAW standard for professional...
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Tape Op Editor Larry Crane will give a Chicago AES appearance/lecture June 8
by Larry Crane
AES Chicago Section June 2011 Meeting Notice Please forward this notice to interested friends and colleagues. Members and nonmembers are welcome. Not a member of the AES? For information about joining. The next meeting of the Chicago Section...
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New Daniel Levitin Book: I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine
by Geoff Stanfield
I dropped by Powell’s City of Books last night to say hello to Daniel Levitin and hear him talk about his new book, I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine. I interviewed him in Tape Op #74 way back in 2009. There’s a lot of...