The Future of Audio Engineering
by John LaGrou
When Tape Op's 420th issue rolls out in 2040, the way we record, edit, mix, and master audio will be transformed entirely from the processes we use today. Currently we are separated by physical...
interviews
We talk at length with record-makers about how they make records.
Ben Greenberg of the Men
by Dan Duszynski
2012's Open Your Heart put The Men on the map. Their aggressive, raw rock 'n' roll was a welcome jolt, a reminder of the power of energetic live performances. Ben Greenberg is the band member and...
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Hardware Write Blockers: No Worry, No Write
by Tony Smith
With decreasing costs and increasing storage capacities, hard disk drives have become the ubiquitous nomads of studio environments. When the network is too slow and the project deadline was...
Brad Wood: Liz Phair, Idful, Ben Lee
by Larry Crane
Ever since I started seeing Brad Wood's producer credits on excellent records coming out of Chicago by Seam, Shrimp Boat, Red Red Meat, Veruca Salt, and Eleventh Dream Day I was curious about him and...
Tim Palmer: U2, Pearl Jam, Bowie
by Larry Crane
An unsung studio hero? That's how some people see Tim Palmer. With a career beginning in London in the late '70s, he worked on records with Kajagoogoo, Cutting Crew, and Dead or Alive. Later work with...
Wayne Peet: Engineering Jazz
by Jonathan Saxon
Wayne Peet is an accomplished pianist/keyboardist and a first call player in the jazz/new music/avant-garde scene in Los Angeles, but he's also known as an excellent recordist, mixer, mastering...
Joe Mardin: on his Dad, Arif Mardin
by Larry Crane
In 2006 the world lost Arif Mardin, a classic (and classy) record producer and arranger who'd originally worked at Atlantic Records for over 30 years, producing hits for artists like The Bee Gees,...
Wayne Peet (bonus): Engineering Jazz
by Jonathan Saxon
Wayne Peet is an accomplished pianist/keyboardist and a first call player in the jazz/new music/avant-garde scene in Los Angeles, but he's also known as an excellent recordist, mixer, mastering...
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Lou Whitney: Del Lords, Dave Alvin, Wilco
by Vance Powell
We are missing the departed Lou Whitney today. Here's Vance Powell's fantastic interview with him from Tape Op #98 for everyone to read. - LC
Ed Stasium: Ramones, Living Colour
by Larry Crane
I'd seen Ed Stasium's name on records for years; The Ramones, Talking Heads, Mick Jagger, Peter Wolf, Living Colour, Soul Asylum, and The Smithereens, to name a few. But little did I know that Ed's...
Manny Nieto: Recording in China
by Larry Crane
Manny Nieto got bit by the recording bug after working with Steve Albini [Tape Op #10/87] on Nieto's band Distortion Felix and their I'm An Athlete album in 1999. Nieto quickly built a studio in East...
Laetitia Sadier & Tim Gane: Stereolab and Beyond
by Justin Colletti, David Hidek
Almost four years ago, after a 19-year run, the studio savvy group Stereolab went on hiatus. Here's a look at the co-founders, Laetitia Sadier and Tim Gane as well as their thoughts on recording and...