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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: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

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:⁠ tapeop.com/podcast/epis...

West Virginia Snake Handler Revival “They Shall Take Up Serpents” marks the arrival of a landmark record, documenting the last snake handling church in Appalachia. Read: tapeop.com/blog/2025/10...

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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." tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

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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: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

"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." tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

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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." @wolffaudio.bsky.social Read Review: tapeop.com/reviews/gear...

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!⁠ tapeop.com/podcast/epis...

Larry Crane: "This book is dead on the best practical, hardcore advice about real-life record-making that I've ever read." tapeop.com/.../mixerman....

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: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

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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." tapeop.com/blog/2025/09...

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: aiaiai.audio/exclusive-of...

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: tapeop.com/interviews/1...

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." tapeop.com/interviews/1...

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...

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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." 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...

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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." @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...