Intro / TOC #148
by Larry Crane
Recording and creating music has been the center of my life since I was in my late teens. Initially, I was tracking my pals as we goofed around with silly songs and ideas. I also worked on...
Columns
by Larry Crane
Rob Christensen, a Big Star to Me
by Larry Crane
When I founded Tape Op twenty-six years ago, I had no concept of the ways in which this magazine would change my life. Professionally, it’s been amazing to visit studios and recordists all...
Learning Through History
by Larry Crane
Until recently, I’d never really listened to many podcasts. I know that I help our online publisher, Geoff Stanfield, with the Tape Op Podcast, but I hadn’t really found the time or the...
Intro / TOC #147
by Larry Crane
I’m obsessed with the history of recorded music. Many nights are spent sitting in bed, reading biographies of musicians and recordists that I admire. Sometimes they are about the people that...
Intro / TOC #146
by Larry Crane
From a recent letter to Tape Op: “Would it be possible to do some interviews where the subject matter deals more with the technical side of equipment usage? I'm sure the experience and technical...
Advice That Really Matters
by Larry Crane
In 2016, Jason Hughes and his solo project, The Camera & Film, released an LP titled You & Me. As he’d recorded the record alone in his basement home studio (with mixing by our friend...
Intro / TOC #145
by Larry Crane
It feels like we’ve all been in a cold, dark, chilling era for the past 18 months and I hope we get out of it soon. I spent most of 2020 and half of 2021 working unattended in the studio, only...
Learning How to Really Record
by Larry Crane
Do you want to know how to make better recordings? Start by making a lot of bad (or not-quite-perfect) recordings. Yeah, I know this may sound like some tired old adage, but it’s true. I know,...
Intro / TOC #144
by Larry Crane
During the recording process, so much of what we do involves intense collaboration. I absolutely enjoy helping an artist achieve their vision in the studio, and that shared nod of the head when...
Intro / TOC #143
by Larry Crane
One conversation that comes up occasionally in my life is the dichotomy of the two paths I’ve taken in audio. As a producer/engineer/mixer, is my doling out recording knowledge via Tape Op, my...
Keep Growing, Keep Learning
by Larry Crane
This last year, because of the pandemic, has been one of the most important times for learning how to pivot our skills, and to say yes to jobs that might have previously seemed outside our...
Intro / TOC #142
by Larry Crane
This April marks 25 years of Tape Op Magazine. I cannot believe the little photocopied ‘zine-like-thing that I began in 1996 is still around, let alone now reaching so many people. Our focus has...