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...
interviews
by Larry Crane
Damian Taylor: Björk, The Killers, Arcade Fire
by Larry Crane
For years I've received brief emails from Damian Taylor. He might be in some remote location or some major metropolitan center, making records with a wide variety of artists. Frequently he'd have some...
John McBride: Blackbird Studios and Academy
by Larry Crane
John McBride's Blackbird Studios in Nashville probably has the largest assemblage of recording equipment in the world, and no expense has been spared on the eight rooms or ensuring the quality of his...
Wes Dooley: Behind the Gear
by Larry Crane
Wes Dooley loves ribbon mics. He's carried the torch for these fine tools for many years, and his AEA Ribbon Mics company manufactures some of the finest microphones of this type, as well as...
Jim Anderson: Jazz, NPR, AES and the Grammys
by Larry Crane
Jim Anderson has had a multifaceted career in audio, from the beginnings of National Public Radio, to audio for The Muppets, to President of the AES Society, to engineering albums for some of the...
Jackpot! Recording Music Production "Secrets": Larry Crane's lynda.com Video Tutorials
by lynda.com , Larry Crane
How does a newbie learn the secret handshake of the recording community and master the tricks that make the pros sound so professional? Larry Crane's new video courses on lynda.com can...
Ben Harris: of Dirty Vegas
by Larry Crane
Ben Harris, along with Paul Harris and Steve Smith is one third of the UK-based group Dirty Vegas. I met Ben through his father in law, Snuff Garrett (Tape Op #73), and interviewed...
Cliff Maag: Behind the Gear with the Maag Audio Team
by Larry Crane
Some audio equipment becomes more sought after once it goes out of production. A small company from Utah called NTI (later known as Nightpro) introduced the EQ3, PreQ3 and EQ3D in the '90s and then...
Larry Alexander (bonus): Diana Ross, Devo, Springsteen, Steely Dan
by Larry Crane
Name an engineer/producer that has Diana Ross, Sisters of Mercy, Devo, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Ian, David Bowie, Bon Jovi, and Steely Dan in their credits. Chances are you didn't think of Larry...
Tony Rancich: of Sonic Ranch
by Larry Crane
In the middle of a pecan ranch in Tornillo, Texas — 30 miles east of El Paso — you'll find Sonic Ranch, the largest residential recording studio in the world. The studio's owner, Tony...
David Hough: Audio at Austin City Limits
by Larry Crane
Audio engineer David Hough has been with Austin City Limits since the first pilot episode in 1974. Over the course of nearly 40 years, Austin City Limits has presented quality television episodes of...
Adrian Quesada & Brendan Burke: With Grupo Fantasma
by Larry Crane
A couple of years ago I got an email from Brendan, Grupo Fantasma's tour manager, noting that their self-recorded album, El Existential, had won the 2011 Grammy for Best Latin Rock, Urban or...