John and I were in France last spring, and thought we'd search out some home recordists in Paris. I tracked down Air and we also came across some acquaintances of theirs (through the fabulous boys of...
Since Tape Op Magazine only comes out every other month, I assume that our typical reader has a little time left over in which to read and learn more about the art and science of recording. With that...
In the last six months I've been forced to learn my way around Pro Tools a bit while mixing some budget projects. Sonically, I'd rather mix through a console although I really enjoy the process of...
After a pretty damm good surf session one fine sunny day in Santa Cruz, California, my friend and fellow recording engineer, Eric Broyhill and I stopped by the Universal Audio offices to talk with...
The 1176LN and the LA-2A are two examples of classic compressors which use very different techniques for gain control. The 1176LN uses a field effect transistor as its gain reduction element, while...
When Bill Putnam, Jr. mentioned to me that his brother Jim was in the Radar Brothers, it didn't really sink in 'till a few minutes later. When it finally did, I rudely interrupted him and Eric with...
I recently finished recording and mixing a five song EP that, for the first time, I transferred into a computer and mixed digitally. It was one of the most interesting, fascinating and (mostly)...
In 1983 I was working in a nice 'pro' 24-track two inch studio recording music that I would never actually buy myself, and then I heard R.E.M.'s Murmur. When I heard that some guy named Mitch...
On a recent Tape Op journey that took me through Athens, GA, Nashville, TN, and Chapel Hill, NC, I had the pleasure of visiting about a dozen recording studios and photographing them and their...
When I first started recording music, my first purchase was a trusty and reliable TEAC 3340 4-track reel to reel recorder. That deck worked great for many years. I later upgraded to a Fostex 8-track,...
Steve Reich is a composer of music that gets loosely lumped into the classical genre. But make no mistake-his music will never be mistaken for Mozart, Beethoven or Bach. At age 62, Steve Reich's...
David Barbe is no less than a living legend in Athens, Georgia. Coming from the 'old school' Athens (and still being of sound mind to remember most of it), he is known for any one of a number of...
