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Need Gear? Buy It Here and Help Keep Tape Op Free!

by Geoff Stanfield

Gear is not the answer to all your problems, but you are going to need it to record! When you buy it from one of our advertiser retailers via the Tape Op website or our social media channels, Tape Op receives a small commission, which, like our...

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Lucas CS-1

by Larry Crane

Here's a guest spot from our pal Larry Devivo. It didn't quite fit a reply for Tape Op letters, but it's a great story and I wanted to share it. -LC There is a new microphone made called the Lucas CS-1. This mic is the brainchild of Terry Manning...

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Giggle~ (or, the best one-liners from Cycling 74's Max/MSP Expo)

by Vijith Assar

Last week Cycling 74 released the tremendous version 6 update to Max/MSP, their flagship multimedia programming platform, which provides an appealingly artistic interface into audio, MIDI, and video focused logic at a nonetheless ...

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Studio Etiquette: Everything Your Engineer Wants You To Know But Is Afraid To Say

by Geoff Stanfield

Justin Douglas of King Electric Recording in Austin, Texas compiled some good thoughts on all the stuff nobody likes to talk about but really, really should! Check it out here:Studio Etiquette: Everything Your Engineer Wants You To Know But Is...

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Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughn: In Session (Reissue)

by Geoff Stanfield

I recently wrote about Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Records, and their excellent vinyl (and CD) reissues. I have become a huge fan of their releases, especially the attention to detail and sonic quality of their pressings. On December...

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Legendary Malibu Studio Indigo Ranch Is Auctioning Off Its Remaining Collection of Gear

by Dave Middleton

Richard Kaplan, owner engineer of famed recording studio Indigo Ranch [Tape Op #103] is selling the remainder of his classic equipment collection.  It includes vintage and rare pieces by API, Aengus, Fairchild, Teletronix, Neumann and...

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Fievel Is Glauque New Album: Rong Weicknes

by Geoff Stanfield

Fievel Is Glauque New Album: Rong Weicknes  by Sam Retzer  Fievel Is Glauque is the trans-Atlantic duo of keyboardist Zach Phillips (Brooklyn) and vocalist Ma Clément (Brussels), who lead a “series of live bands” to...

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A Studio that Looks like a pile of logs?

by Larry Crane

Check this joint out. Wow! Thanks to Alex Maiolo for the link!

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John Simon - free live interview in Montreal!

by Larry Crane

My pal Howard Bilerman of Hotel2Tango studios in Montreal is hosting and interviewing for this excellent event. It's in conjunction with the fantastic PopMontreal music fest. OCTOBER 2nd, 4:30pm. The secret you get here is that "the following day,...