Buyer's Guides

Welcome to Part Two of the Tape Op NAMM 2021 Buyer's Guide!

No surprise here, but the NAMM Show is moving to an all online experience this year due to COVID-19. There will be a ton of good online talks and resources available to check out and registration is FREE. Many of...

No surprise here, but the NAMM Show is moving to an all online experience this year due to COVID-19. There will be a ton of good online talks and resources available to check out and registration is FREE. Many of our advertisers use the NAMM show to announce new products, so...

Whether you are just starting out or run or work out of a full blown commercial studio, there is always a need for a small, simple, affordable desktop audio interface that sounds good, has minimal latency, enough inputs and outputs, is easy to use and is rugged enough to toss...

We've started doing these online buyer's guides at Tape Op, and it got me thinking; what could I write about that would be a little out of the norm or unexpected? Studio geeks get so darn excited about analog gear, but mostly that seems to lean towards consoles...

Welcome to Part 3 of our AES Buyer's Guide!

For the first time in maybe forever, the AES Show in NYC has been moved online due to COVID-19. It makes sense, but we're going to miss seeing all of our friends in person at the show.

Make sure to check out the online AES show...

Welcome to Part Two of the Tape Op AES Buyer's Guide!

For the first time in maybe forever, the AES Show in NYC has been moved online due to COVID-19. It makes sense, but we're going to miss seeing all of our friends in person at the show.

Make sure to check out the...

For the first time in maybe forever, the AES Show in NYC has been moved online due to COVID-19. It makes sense, but we're going to miss seeing all of our friends in person at the show.

Make sure to check out the online AES show here: https://aesshow.com/

In lieu of walking...

It seems like we are in a new golden age for synthesizers right now and it's exciting to see how many really amazing instruments are on the market at fairly affordable prices. Here's my picks for four of the best new synths being made right now.

Here at Tape Op, we frequently hear the question, especially from musicians starting to record themselves, "What gear should I buy?" I have a small set up in my home office that I use for editing and working on arrangements but it's equally adept at recording...

This is one of the latest 16-track all-in-one recording devices, including its own on-board CD-R burner. When I first hooked up the unit, I was surprised about how easy it was to get started - everything was pretty straightforward. The internal pages I needed to get to were easy...