TOC Intro | No. 164
Intro / TOC #164
by Larry Crane
As I was writing this issue’s opening article about having redundant gear in the studio, I had to think for a moment about who this information would be aimed at. I think the answer is...
Columns
by Larry Crane
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Do Recording Studios Make Money?
by Larry Crane
I’ve come to the conclusion that recording studios don’t really make money. I’m not about to discuss the actual numbers of what my place, Jackpot! Recording Studio, brings in and...
Ignore These Rules
by Larry Crane
After the internet came along and made sharing of information easier, I noticed an interesting trend. Maybe it's because of that misguided impulse of "doing it the right way" that beginners attempt to...
Intro / TOC #163
by John Baccigaluppi, Larry Crane
I never went to school to learn how to become a recording engineer.* But, regardless, some studio fundamentals and skills took me years to learn, and every time I did gain knowledge it was often under...
First Impressions
by Larry Crane
For 25 years, I have owned and run a commercial business, Jackpot! Recording Studio, in Portland, Oregon. During this time, I have developed a set of particular ideas of how to present my studio...
One Size Doesn't Fit All
by Larry Crane
I do a fair amount of one-on-one remote "teaching," many times working with folks running small studios, as well as a wide range of home setups. It's always fun to face this educational challenge, as...
Intro / TOC #161
by Larry Crane
It's no secret that ever since the internet took over our lives that we live in an "I want it now" culture. That is the opposite of how I started recording music and running a studio. It was 30-plus...
Intro / TOC #160
by Larry Crane
What are the personal rewards of making and recording music? Or, maybe more tellingly, what are the rewards of recording other people's music? Steve Albini & Lil BUB — Mark Pallman from...
Do You Really Need to be "Doing It Like a Pro"?
by Larry Crane
My recording career did not begin in a professional studio. It began in high school, with a pile of cassette decks, cables, homemade oscillators, Casio keyboards, and cheap microphones strewn...
Intro / TOC #159
by Larry Crane
In this issue, we present the second of our interviews with recording engineer and producer Donn Landee, as first seen in issue #157. To say I was thrilled to get Donn into Tape Op is an...
Intro / TOC #158
by Larry Crane
Every issue of Tape Op comes together in slightly different ways. John Baccigaluppi and I will juggle different interviews to run, looking for some magical balance of genres, styles of recording, and...
When is a Mix Done?
by Larry Crane
I sat down to try and write an End Rant describing how to know when a mix is done, and then I became stuck. Everyone’s experience with this can be different, so I dropped a line to some...
Are You Being Lazy?
by Larry Crane
Somewhere along the line, when working on any recording project, there are points where the "real work" needs to be done. Real work, to me, is the time where intense listening skills are brought...