Turbo: "Yeah, tell me where on Amazon the genre of music rulebook is? I mean, there’s not a fucking rule book, you know?" Read Interview: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Stella Mozgawa: "I like to be as much of a chameleon as possible and try and read what the artist wants and needs. What's the dream scenario? Not mind reading, necessarily, but being a good sport and collaborator in the studio." Read Interview: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Lord Huron's Ben Schneider is our guest on the new episode of the Tape Op Podcast! We chat about their new LP, The Cosmic Selector Vol.1, their Whispering Pines studio, and more!⁠ Ep. made possible with support from Radial Engineering Listen:⁠ tapeop.com/podcast/lord...

"Whatever sound or music is passing through the Grace Design m701 sounds like the source and nothing else." Read Review: tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

My guest, LARRY CRANE of Jackpotrecording @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social on the frustrating multiple versions & staged setups in PINK FLOYD LIVE AT POMPEII (plus Larry receives a definitive statement from Alan Parsons regarding the ‘studio footage’ shot in the film). shows.acast.com/revolutionsp...

MJ Lenderman's 'Manning Fireworks' was released one year ago, today. Recorded by Alex Farrar at Drop of Sun in Asheville, NC. Mastered by Greg Obis at Chicago Mastering Service. Listen and Purchase: mjlenderman.ffm.to/manningfirew...

To celebrate Apogee's 40th anniversary, their Duet 3 interface is on sale for a limited time! @apogeedigital.bsky.social Learn more and purchase: apogeedigital.com/product/apog...

Shigeto in @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social tapeop.com/interviews/1...

"The Launcher Deluxe proved to be a very capable in-line preamp while truly distinguishing itself from the crowd with its ability to also function as a color box for condenser mics and line level sources." tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

"With its onboard features, polar pattern options, solid build, and bonus accessories, the C414 XLS is a great microphone that excels in a multitude of recording scenarios, marking another high-quality offering from the acclaimed AKG lineage." Read Review: tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

Chris Coady "Putting a click track down on the tape, speeding up the song, having the drummer play to that tempo, then slowing it down, and suddenly I'd have these monstrous drums that sound bigger than any drum set ever heard." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Download the @UAudio LA-2A plug-in now for FREE as part of the UA Labor Day Sale! www.uaudio.com/products/tel...

"LEWITT's Space Replicator has done an excellent job virtualizing listening in various environments, offering an affordable option to gain multiple perspectives during the mix process." @lewittaudio.bsky.social tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

Charlie Peacock: "I've always said that it's great to have the best gear, but there's no replacement for astonishing ideas." Read Interview: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

"This isn’t a run-of-the-mill equalizer or a clone of something that already exists. It has a subtle sonic character of its own, and is especially complementary to sounds that lean bassy but work well with anything that passes through it." tapeop.com/reviews/gear... @wolffaudio.bsky.social

Michael Andrews: "I've always invested in a technical person because I'm not going to be as good at that as I am at the other thing. It's worth the investment. I need a second set of ears at the end of a project. It's quality control." Read Interview: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

"I would vigorously recommend it for home recordists looking for a new (or first) interface, regardless of their DAW – primarily because of its abundance of I/O, ability to output multiple lanes of CV, and overall stellar build quality." @bitwig.bsky.social tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

"More than a model with a pretty GUI, the PSPaudioware met the moment by tearing apart the dbx 118 and reconstructing it to take advantage of today's production systems and needs." tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

The amazing Regina Spektor is our guest on the latest Tape Op Podcast! LISTEN: tapeop.com/podcast/epis...

Paul Malinowski: "The music I grew up bonding with early on was Billy Squier and Led Zeppelin – heavy-hitting, natural-sounding rock bands. The Knack's “My Sharona” was the first seven-inch I ever got. That probably says quite a bit right there!" tapeop.com/interviews/1...

I used to read @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social and pine for all the lovely recording gear, but now I read it and pine for all the creative relationships and social elements of recording.

Chris Tabron: "It would be impossible to overstate how fortunate and lucky I've been in the constellation of people that have been patient with me asking questions, believing in me, and showing me that they're willing to invest the time." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Larry Crane: "Examine your own routines with music and recording. Are you putting up obstacles? Are you working around obstacles? Or are you the obstacle?" Read the End Rant Column from Tape Op 168: tapeop.com/columns/end-...

"I loved the [AMS-Neve] 88C most on the drum bus, where it brought out the body of the cymbals, lengthened the snare and kick, and glued the kit together." tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

Larry Crane reviews *Gear*, a book by authors Eliot Bates & Samantha Bennett. tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

Superchunk's new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, is out now. Check it out on the Tape Log! tapeop.com/blog/2025/08...

"It’s rewarding when outboard like this becomes part of the performance and song itself." Read Full Review: tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

"With its onboard features, polar pattern options, solid build, and bonus accessories, the C414 XLS is a great microphone that excels in a multitude of recording scenarios, marking another high-quality offering from the acclaimed AKG lineage." Read Review: tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

Take a listen to Larry Crane on the What Am I Making podcast! whatamimaking.substack.com/p/waim-podca...

"We have entered an era where plug-ins are giving us more and more control over the building blocks of sound. I love it, as many of these parameters are what I constantly think about and understand in depth." Read Review: tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

Panoramic photo of Larry Crane of @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social at his Jackpot! Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon... jackpotrecording.com 📷 @gregoryego.bsky.social

"LEWITT's Space Replicator has done an excellent job virtualizing listening in various environments, offering an affordable option to gain multiple perspectives during the mix process." tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

Engineer Chris Coady was recently a guest on the Tape Op Podcast, and it was such a cool chat that we transcribed it are running it online! tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Felipe Castañeda: "It wasn’t until I started working at Sonic Ranch that I fully grasped what being an audio engineer really means. I came to understand that it’s not just about gear." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

New music and video from Turnstile! Check it out on the Tape Log: tapeop.com/blog/2025/07...

As a standalone mixer, it sounds impressive, and for those seeking an analog summing mixer with color, warmth, and musicality, the ASM164 lives up to its reputation of delivering the signature API sound. tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

Urian Hackney: "If you skateboard, you've got to ride Independent trucks, and if you make dub, you have to have a Space Echo." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Philip Weinrobe: "I like working on tape, but I'm not a tape freak." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Aoife O'Donovan: "I think that we're living in an age of singles and, 'What's the next track?' and, 'How can we get this on the radio?' or, 'How can we get this to be a viral video?' or whatever the fuck. But you can't go for that." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Migui Maloles: "When you have too many tools at your disposal, you almost become crippled by the possibilities." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

M. Ward: "I feel like if you're going to make a record that's over 40 minutes long, there should be some surprises." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Philip Weinrobe: "I'm obsessed with performance, and anything that's going to cause the performances to be less impactful is to be avoided." Read Interview: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Jens Jungkurth: "When sound is moving through the air it’s stimulating tons of harmonic distortion and it’s touching you. This is a really rich and emotional experience, and to try and make a documentary of that is a fool’s errand." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles is the latest album from Low frontman Alan Sparhawk. Read and Listen on the Blog! tapeop.com/blog/2025/06...

Andy Hong: "If I had only $349 to spend on a monitoring solution that I could fully trust for mixing – speakers or headphones – the ATH-R70xa would be my top choice." tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

"Pulsar Modular's P821 MDN Tape is a remarkable sounding approximation of the Stephens 821B tape machine."⁠ Read Review: tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

New Music From King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard! "If you are bummed out that Edgar Winter, Thin Lizzy, Tower of Power, Chicago, Traffic, and Wings stopped making records, I have just the salve to soothe your aching soul." tapeop.com/blog/2025/06...

Bob Blank: "We nailed the drums to the floor. We had drums set up, and we had a mic’ing pattern set up, and we never changed it. Come in on a Monday and it was the same microphone on a Tuesday." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Hazel Mills: "When I build sounds, I'm not necessarily thinking like a true techie. I'm thinking as a creative artist, and I’m considering how I want to express a feeling." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

Terry Brown in the new Tape Op! Terry’s work with Rush, from the tightly wound heaviness of Fly By Night up to the icy precision of Signals, formed an impeccable run of studio albums full of inventive recording techniques and vividly-captured performances. tapeop.com/interviews/1...