Tape Log

Preparing Your Release For Vinyl

by Geoff Stanfield

Vinyl 101 - Preparing Your Release for Vinyl from Telegraph Mastering on Vimeo.

Tape Op Staff Favorites of 2017

by Geoff Stanfield

There have been so many great releases in 2017 that it is hard to pick just a top five or ten! This is no way definitive year end wrap-up, but here are a few of this year's Tape Op staff favorites. Happy listening! Larry Crane  Roger Waters-...

"OneMic" Session with Jackie Greene

by Geoff Stanfield

John Cuniberti records artists in the "OneMic" series with a single AEA R88 stereo ribbon mic. Results? Impressive!

Sylvia Massy Records The Melvins for Mix With The Masters

by Geoff Stanfield

Seems like it's Sylvia Massy week over here at Tape Op! Here is another cool session trailer from Mix With The Masters where Sylvia records the Melvins!

The Art of Listening Documentary

by Geoff Stanfield

Larry Interviews Manny Marroquin

by Geoff Stanfield

Larry caught up with Manny Marroquin at Studio La Fabrique in France during a Mix With The Masters session.

How Tape Op Works

by Geoff Stanfield

Every few years it seems time to give a brief explanation of how Tape Op Magazine "works." We constantly get letters from folks who are amazed that this magazine arrives to them for free. Well, it's actually very simple: you pay for...

AES 2017 Passes

by Geoff Stanfield

Get Your Free Pass to AES in NYC on Tape Op!  http://www.aesshow.com/aes17top

Gear Update: Standard Audio Stretch

by Geoff Stanfield

Since putting a pair of these modules in the rack it is has been a struggle to choose whether or not they go on the vocal or the mix. The vocal ususally wins, but it's a tough call. It doesn't take much to give your lead or bgv's that special...

Gear Update: Little Labs Redcloud 8810U8ERS Attenuator Pack

by Geoff Stanfield

Larry Crane adds an update to Eli Crews' original review of the Little Labs Redcloud 8810U8ERS Attenuator Pack. Eli Crews did a great job of explaining this 8 channel attenuator eight years ago. What I find interesting is how, many years...

Gear Update: Crane Song Avocet II Monitor Controller

by Geoff Stanfield

This may be the most indispensable tool in my studio. I hear people say that converters don't matter and that most cannot hear the difference. Bullsh*t! If you cannot accurately hear what you are doing you are making uninformed choices. They call...

Gear Update: Burl B80 Mothership

by Geoff Stanfield

Larry Crane adds an update to Marc Alan Goodman's orginal review of the Burl B80 Mothership.  Marc Alan Goodman says in his original review, “It's rare to find a single piece of gear that elevates not only my entire...