Gender...
by Larry Crane
As long as I have been involved in music I've had a healthy respect for women who are part of the music community. Most of the bands I've ever been in had female musicians, I've trained women...
Columns
Sporadic and regular articles from our contributors.
Fear Is Not Your Friend
by Larry Crane
The biggest enemy to art is fear. Fear causes artists to curb their vision, to play it safe, and to operate in a manner that is expected of them. In the recording studio fear manifests itself in...
What is a Producer?
by Larry Crane
What is a producer? This is opening up a potential can of worms/Pandora's box, but what I will give is an example, only one, of what a producer can be. I often wonder what the word "producer"...
Going Down in History
by Larry Crane
How do you want to go down in history? For many of us, all that most people will know of us when we're gone will be our names listed on some records, CDs and such. How do you wish to be seen in...
The first time
by Larry Crane
The first time I ever went in to a studio to record was in the summer of 1985. Our band, Vomit Launch, had been around for almost 6 months, and we decided it was time to hit the studio and make a...
GEAR
by Larry Crane
For the last three years TAPE OP was created on a Packard Bell PC computer, a 486 with a small hard drive. It's rather slow with a small memory. With the switch to having Substance Media Works...
JUST LISTEN!
by Larry Crane
Tape Op gets a lot of CD's in the mail. Some are great, and we play them to death, but many just plain stink. Why? Maybe nobody is listening. The recording process is great. You can create amazing...
Lastpage
by Larry Crane
From the mouth of Peter Jefferies: "I've devised a method of bouncing down... the original tracks (usually 1 to 3 tracks) are on the 4 track. They go from there, through a graphic equaliser, to...
End Rant #6
by Larry Crane
THE APPLES in stereo Tone Soul Evolution Ive only had time to listen to the first few songs on this record but one thing's for sure- you need this album. The Apples continue on their bright...
End Rant #5
by Larry Crane
AUDIO ALCHEMY Various Artists (Ubiquity) I was ready to dismiss the whole trip-hop/dub whatever thing as a waste of time until I heard this stuff. You can tell there's people out there who...
End Rant #4
by Larry Crane
MIKE REP AND THE QUOTAS A Tree Stump Named Desire (Anyway Records) Ohio must be one of the strangest (and hippest) places on Earth. Not only is it the home state of well-known esoteric...
End Rant #3
by Larry Crane
We've been sent a lot of CD's, vinyl and tapes since starting Tape Op. Here's a rundown of some of the more interesting ones and their recording origins. LILYS Better Can't Make Your...