TOC Intro #49
by Larry Crane, Geoff Farina
As we go to press (actually this issue is already at pre-press) hurricane Katrina has battered the coastlines of Louisiana and Mississippi and caused massive flooding and destruction to the city of...
Columns
by Larry Crane
Words I do not Understand
by Larry Crane
On a daily basis I come across many words used in the recording world that have no meaning to me or have lost any meaning they might have once had. These words come out of clients' mouths, from...
TOC Intro #48
by Larry Crane
A few weeks back a potential client asked me for a CD-R of tracks I'd worked on to get an idea of what kind of projects I had done in the past and the sounds I went for. I put it off for a while, but...
And Then Reality Hits You in the Head...
by Steve Albini, Larry Crane, Chris Garges
Anyone that's worked at a studio, been in a band that records or even just sat down and thought about it for a minute knows this question: "How long will it take to record our album?" I hear this...
TOC Intro #47
by Larry Crane
Every day I get asked many questions about audio recording. These can range from queries about specific pieces of gear to my thoughts about attending recording schools. The questions come via email,...
It’s the End of the World as We Know it (and I Feel Fine)
by Larry Crane
At the beginning of this year the only professional audiotape manufacturer left in the world closed its doors. Quantegy had outlasted all of its competitors — there was no more EMTEC/BASF,...
TOC Intro #46
by Larry Crane
This issue might be about two sides of rock and roll. At one end we have Pink Floyd and David Gilmour's floating state of the art studio, Astoria — an overachievement of creating the best...
TOC Intro #45
by Larry Crane
Last issue I wrote this intro page while visiting Amsterdam and hanging out at The Paradiso. This issue I'm sitting on a plane while heading to New Orleans to mix some songs I started with Big Blue...
Depth of Field
by Larry Crane
In recording albums, editing Tape Op, being a fan of music and teaching recording information and techniques to groups of home recordists one thing has become clear to me. The biggest problem that...
TOC Intro #44
by Larry Crane
I've been visiting Amsterdam this past week, staying with some friends who live here. No, I won't regale you with any sordid tales of coffee shops and the Red Light District, but I did have a great...
Why Should You Vote?
by Larry Crane
Think your one vote doesn't count for much? Around 500 votes in Florida swayed the 2000 presidential election — a margin of .03% of the state population — 1 in 3000! The American people...
TOC Intro #43
by Larry Crane
With a major U.S. election coming up and all the events going on in this world Tape Op is urging people to vote. I emailed folks involved in the recording and music world about why people should vote...