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AES 2017 Passes
by Geoff Stanfield
Get Your Free Pass to AES in NYC on Tape Op! http://www.aesshow.com/aes17top
Blog | May 8, 2019
Larry Chats with Manny Marroquin at a Mix with the Masters session
by Geoff Stanfield
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Amateur Hour Mastering Desecration
by Larry Crane
So during the mixing of a project last month I asked the band who they had picked out to master their album. They told me about someone I'd never heard of who was doing the job for very cheap, and I said, "Good luck." When they forwarded a...
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Tape Op Microphone Reviews online!
by Larry Crane
Matt McGlynn over at the informative Recording Hacks site has a section devoted to Tape Op mic reviews. Not all of them are up yet, and we're not quite sure why he wanted to tackle this project (crazy? smart? nice guy?) but it's up there. Now I can...
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Happy Birthday, Mitch Easter
by Larry Crane
by Alex Maiolo One of our patron saints of recording, Mitch Easter [Tape Op #21], turns 70 today. That's almost irrelevant, as this treasure of a human should be celebrated every day, but it prompted me to write about his impact. Like anyone,...
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What does Larry Crane really do all day?
by Larry Crane
Yup, I sit at my computer all day editing articles, writing stuff for the mag and answering the ridiculous amount of emails that always seep in over the course of a day. illus by Eva Kihl
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Dub Starter Kit Playlist
by Geoff Stanfield
If you are a Tape Op reader, you know our recent issue #136 had a focus on Dub Reggae. But beyond King Tubby, Lee Perry and Scientist, many people wonder where they should start with their listening to explore the genre. I asked recent interviewee...
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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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Mdou Moctar's New Album, Funeral for Justice
by Geoff Stanfield
Malian guitarist Mdou Moctar's new release, Funeral for Justice, is a wild ride. From the almost Iron Maiden-sounding moments of the title track "Funeral for Justice", to the frentic energy of "Sousoume Tamacheq", to the ethereal and more...
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Tape Op Turns 25!
by Geoff Stanfield
April 15th marks the 25th anniversary of Tape Op Magazine! To mark the occasion, Tape Op founder and editor Larry Crane is making a series of short videos talking about the journey of the mag and some of the memories had along the...