Intro / TOC #123
by Larry Crane
Many years ago, I was the one onstage, performing songs I'd written with my friends in our band, and hoping that audiences would care about what we were doing. We traveled around the country, and...
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Intro / TOC #122
by Larry Crane
Years ago I was in a session when I suddenly turned around to my clients and asked, “What is it that you think you are paying me for right now?” They came up with a few answers relating to...
Intro / TOC #121
by Larry Crane
Larry and Garrett Haines at AES As I work on this issue of Tape Op I’ve just returned from the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, and this will also be the magazine I’ll be handing out at...
Intro / TOC #120
by Larry Crane
Real “magic” is not in a vintage console. It is not imbued in the walls of a famous studio. It’s not in the floor of an old, rented house. It’s not in the crisp air high in...
Intro / TOC #119
by Larry Crane
“Despite recording studios being the place designed to capture musical ideas, in many of them it takes far too much effort to get those ideas down as they’re happening.”From...
Intro / TOC #118
by Larry Crane
A lot of times during recording sessions people ask me if I'm able to listen to music outside the studio without being super critical of what I'm hearing. Usually this follows 30 minutes of using...
Intro / TOC #117
by Larry Crane
Here’s one constant scenario I run into: A client comes to me with tracks to mix. They’ve recorded in a home studio, or some such modest setting. Their gear list is fairly limited, maybe...
Intro / TOC #116
by Larry Crane
A few months ago I saw an opening in my calendar. A colleague, Brent Rogers, who works across town at REX Production & Post, had offered to take me out to lunch and give me a tour of the place. It...
Intro / TOC #115
by Larry Crane
Looking back over the history of recorded music, one thing is for sure: the technology used is always in flux. When I’ve interviewed engineers from the ‘60s or ‘70s, there will...
Intro / TOC #114
by Larry Crane
I’ve always understood music to be a very pure thing. In my mind, the only reason one would play music and create albums was to make art. It wasn’t until I’d been immersed in the...
Intro / TOC #113
by Larry Crane
Many times the only obstacle to getting great recordings is simply us. We think before we listen. We convince ourselves that the right mic has been chosen, that the room doesn't sound that bad, and...
TOC 112
by Larry Crane
Right after this issue comes out, April 15th, 2016 will come around. What's the significance of this date? It marks 20 years of Tape Op Magazine. As the founder and editor of this humble mag, I am in...