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The Creative Recording Magazine
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Ed Kuepper of The Saints: "The only experience with the art of recording that I had was a mono cassette deck, and sometimes I'd borrow someone else's cassette deck so that I could record something on one of them, then play something, and record that onto the other." Read:
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With their latest album, is, My Morning Jacket handed over the production reins to storied producer Brendan O'Brien, who has worked with artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Pearl Jam. We chat with Jim James and Brendan on the latest Tape Op Podcast! LISTEN:â
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West Virginia Snake Handler Revival âThey Shall Take Up Serpentsâ marks the arrival of a landmark record, documenting the last snake handling church in Appalachia. Read:
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West Virginia Snake Handler Revival: âThey Shall Take Up Serpentsâ
<p>West Virginia Snake Handler Revival <em>âThey Shall Take Up Serpentsâ</em> marks the arrival of a landmark record, documenting the last snake handling church in Appalachia. Featuring hillbilly rock...
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Tired of the Ouija board? You just might need an Eternal Research Demon Box.
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The Demon Box
Estimated shipping is November 2025*Developed by Eternal Research, the Demon Box transforms the hidden electromagnetic world into sound, signal, light and data. It captures frequencies from everyday e...
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10 days ago
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Have you taken a look at some of the recent Harrison Audio offerings? Consoles, modules, 500 series racks, and more!
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"It's the first commercial product from L.A.-based Eternal Research, and it's much more akin to a demonic science experiment than anything we've reviewed in the past."
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23 days ago
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Stella Mozgawa: "It's so fun to make music with people that I love and become close friends with. You can spend ten years drinking at bars with people, or you can play music with them." Read Interview:
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"Hamptone's HOC500 is a perfect adaptation of what Scott Hampton learned from designing the original HOC1 rack unit over a decade ago, with functions distilled down to a very usable and useful unit."
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27 days ago
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Add a little madness to your sound with Red Panda's Radius. It's ring modulator/frequency shifter with pitch tracking and an advanced LFO. Check it out here:
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Radius - Ring Mod
Red Panda Radius ring modulator and frequency shifter
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28 days ago
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Eli Crews Reviews the Pro Patchbay from Wolff Audio "The value is clearly in how much it speeds up your patching workflow, and how it knocks down barriers to creativity."
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28 days ago
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Listen to My Morning Jacket's Jim James and producer Brendan O'Brien chat about making the band's new album *is* on the latest Tape Op Podcast!â
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28 days ago
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Larry Crane: "This book is dead on the best practical, hardcore advice about real-life record-making that I've ever read."
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Turbo: "Everybody in the neighborhood, all of my homies, used to come to my house and record for $20. My little package deal was, 'I'll give you a beat and you can record a song as long as it takes you for $20.'" Read Interview:
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Turbo
Atlanta-based producer and songwriter Chandler Durham, professionally known as Turbo, has been behind hits from Travis Scott, Gunna, Lil Baby, Nav, an
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Studio and Recording Gear Sale Happening at Sweetwater!
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Get Eventide Audio's new Temperance Lite reverb plug-in for FREE!!! Download Now!
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Incredible Space for Sale in Philadelphiaâ ! See full listing at:
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"The new album from Neko Case, *Neon Grey Midnight Green*, is an adventurous listen that grew on me like fungus in a Florida swamp."
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New Music From Neko Case: Neon Grey Midnight Green
<p>The new album from Neko Case [<em>Tape Op</em> #<a target=
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For a limited time, AIAIAI are giving Tape Op readers $100 off a small batch of their low-latency wireless TMA-2 Studio Wireless headphones or $50 off the modular wired TMA-2 Studio XE headphones bundled with Ableton Live 12 Lite. Learn More:
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Pete Caigan: "You've got to be careful about manipulating music, as I'm sure you know. I frown upon it at this point. We do it a little, of course, but it's so much more preferable to have the person replay the part." Read Interview:
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Pete Caigan
Pete Caigan, the studio manager and chief engineer for a revamped Utopia Studios Bearsville, is a longtime Woodstock-area resident and busy guy. Utopia is
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DL: "In a lot of ways, running a record label, being a songwriter, or being a producer is like quantitative finance whereby you're acquiring a lot of small bets that rarely pay off, but when they do, they make up for all the other losses. It's the same business."
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David Lowery
For over four decades, David Lowery has been an innovator and thought leader in the music business. As musician, he's the founder and leader of both i
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Turbo: "Yeah, tell me where on Amazon the genre of music rulebook is? I mean, thereâs not a fucking rule book, you know?" Read Interview:
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Turbo
Atlanta-based producer and songwriter Chandler Durham, professionally known as Turbo, has been behind hits from Travis Scott, Gunna, Lil Baby, Nav, an
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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:
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Stella Mozgawa
I met Stella Mozgawa a decade or so ago at Panoramic, the studio I co-own, when she played drums on Cate Le Bon's Crab Day LP, produced by Noah George
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about 2 months ago
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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!â Ep. made possible with support from Radial Engineering Listen:â
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about 2 months ago
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"Whatever sound or music is passing through the Grace Design m701 sounds like the source and nothing else." Read Review:
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2 months ago
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2 months ago
My guest, LARRY CRANE of Jackpotrecording
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on the frustrating multiple versions & staged setups in PINK FLOYD LIVE AT POMPEII (plus Larry receives a definitive statement from Alan Parsons regarding the âstudio footageâ shot in the film).
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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:
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To celebrate Apogee's 40th anniversary, their Duet 3 interface is on sale for a limited time!
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Apogee Duet 3 | Pro Audio Interface
Duet 3 is the latest version of our most iconic audio interface. We changed the recording game with the original Duet. Duet 3 elevates it once again.
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"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."
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3 months ago
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"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:
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3 months ago
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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."
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Chris Coady Interview - TapeOp 168 | Producer Insights
Exclusive interview with acclaimed producer Chris Coady in TapeOp Magazine Issue 168. Discover his recording techniques, studio insights, and production philosophy from working with top artists.
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Download the @UAudio LA-2A plug-in now for FREE as part of the UA Labor Day Sale!
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Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor
Add the warm sound of the most famous tube compressor ever made. Add analog richness with the most famous tube compressor ever made Get warm optical compression textures for vocals, bass, drums, and s...
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"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."
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3 months ago
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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:
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Charlie Peacock Interview - TapeOp #168 | Producer Insights
Dive into Charlie Peacock's approach to being a good steward in music production. Learn from the acclaimed producer's decades of experience in recording, mixing, and artist development.
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"This isnât 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."
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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:
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Michael Andrews Interview - TapeOp #168 Recording Insights
Dive into an exclusive interview with Michael Andrews in TapeOp Magazine Issue #168. Discover professional recording techniques, studio insights, and production wisdom from this accomplished audio pro...
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"I would vigorously recommend it for home recordists looking for a new (or first) interface, regardless of their DAW â primarily because of its abundance of I/O, ability to output multiple lanes of CV, and overall stellar build quality."
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3 months ago
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"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."
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3 months ago
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The amazing Regina Spektor is our guest on the latest Tape Op Podcast! LISTEN:
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3 months ago
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Paul Malinowski: "The music I grew up bonding with early on was Billy Squier and Led Zeppelin â heavy-hitting, natural-sounding rock bands. The Knack's âMy Sharonaâ was the first seven-inch I ever got. That probably says quite a bit right there!"
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Paul Malinowski Interview - TapeOp #168 | Massive Sounds
Dive into Paul Malinowski's world of massive sounds in this exclusive TapeOp interview. Discover the techniques and insights behind his powerful audio production approach.
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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."
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Chris Tabron Interview: Producer Excellence | TapeOp #168
Dive into Chris Tabron's approach to music production excellence. Discover the techniques and philosophy behind his acclaimed work with top artists in this exclusive TapeOp interview.
https://tapeop.com/interviews/168/chris-tabron
3 months ago
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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:
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3 months ago
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"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."
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3 months ago
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Larry Crane reviews *Gear*, a book by authors Eliot Bates & Samantha Bennett.
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3 months ago
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Superchunk's new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, is out now. Check it out on the Tape Log!
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Superchunk's new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, is out now!
<p>The new Superchunk album is here, and â no surprise â it rocks. I interviewed singer/guitarist/songwriter Mac MacCaughan way back in 2009 [<em>Tape Op</em><a target=
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3 months ago
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"Itâs rewarding when outboard like this becomes part of the performance and song itself." Read Full Review:
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3 months ago
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"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:
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3 months ago
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