Gear Geeking #76
by Andy Hong
Longtime readers know that I am a keyboard geek — a QWERTY keyboard geek — and my expectations for the perfect keyboard are hard to satisfy. I demand full-size keycaps throughout, as well...
Columns
by Andy Hong
Gear Geeking #75
by Andy Hong
Back in 2003, I reviewed the VersiPanel roll-out wall (Tape Op #36), a freestanding partition made of LDPE (life- preserver) foam-core "runners" covered in heavy-duty fabric. I purchased two of them...
Gear Geeking #74
by Andy Hong
Cascade Microphones (cascademicrophones.com) sent Tape Op a number of ribbon mics to evaluate, so when JB and his crew at The Hangar were asked to set up a remote studio for Devendra Banhart's new...
Etiquette for the Studio Visitor?
by Larry Crane, Garrett Haines, Andy Hong, Steve Silverstein
We always come back to discussing all these human factors when talking about recording music. "Keep the vibe positive." "Make the client comfortable." "Discuss goals and money before a project...
Gear Geeking #73
by Andy Hong
Every now and then, I have to merge a stereo recording that's split into separate L and R files (like a Pro Tools stereo track) into a single, interleaved stereo file. There are plenty of ways to do...
Gear Geeking #72
by Andy Hong
No doubt many of you sit on a Herman Miller Aeron (www.hermanmiller.com). In the fifteen years that it's been available, it's become an icon for high-end task- chairs in both the dot-com and...
Gear Geeking #71
by Larry Crane, Andy Hong
How many of you know that Larry has an active blog at www.tapeop.com/tapelog with plenty of interesting news and opinion? Me being the Gear Geek, one of my favorite entries is Larry's list of gear...
Gear Geeking #70
by Andy Hong
How many of you have a USB or FireWire device-hard drive, effects processor, control surface, keyboard controller, whatever-sitting on your desk or console with a cable awkwardly sticking straight out...
Gear Geeking #69
by Andy Hong
I still have a vivid memory of unboxing my first Mackie product, the CR-1604 16-channel, 4-bus mixer-almost twenty years ago. After a stint at the then fledgling Digidesign, where I had been fortunate...
Gear Geeking #68
by Andy Hong
Here's a roundup of some of the products I saw at the annual AES show that piqued my interest. Digidesign unveiled the Beta version of Pro Tools 8. Earlier this year, I sent my contacts at the company...
Gear Geeking #67
by Andy Hong
Around New Year 2007, I suped up a new Mac Pro and configured it for dual-boot. Although my primary DAW platform, Steinberg Nuendo with RME hardware (Tape Op #63), is both Windows and Mac OS...
Our Fantasy Gear Wish List
by John Baccigaluppi, Larry Crane, Andy Hong
Here's a list of things that would make our recording lives easier. Larry's List Pro Tools LE that would run on my laptop without a piece of hardware attached, even if it didn't record, so I could...