Tape Op Magazine is a bi-monthly publication covering music recording (the print magazine has the largest circulation in the world in this field), as well as a book publisher and the host of this website.
Since 1996 our articles have covered producers, engineers and musicians with gear reviews and more. Tape Op’s focus has been on creativity and inspiration, rather than simple discussions of recording equipment. Issues have been re-printed in several volumes as books, with more to come. Click here to download a sample issue [PDF].
The Tape Op Message Board is an active online resource, with over 2 million visitors per year. Free magazine subscriptions are available via our US and UK publishers, with paid subs in other countries.
I Have A Credit Problem < blog
May 23, 2012
Over the last few years we've seen an explosion of online music services. Pandora, iTunes, Spotify, Rhapsody, Soundcloud and dozens of other platforms are touted as groundbreaking ways to deliver music to listeners. But this success is on the...
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Jackpot! Recording Studio and Jackpot Records Joint 15th Anniversary Party Celebration < blog
April 27, 2012
Dear Tape Op reader:Some folks might not know how inextricably connected Tape Op editor Larry Crane's recording studios have been to the history of Tape Op Magazine. His first home studio, Laundry Rules, was in a Portland basement at 33rd and...
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The Problem with A-B'ing and Why Neil Young is Right about Sound Quality. < blog
April 4, 2012
With news of Neil Young pushing to get studio quality audio out to the consumer, it occurred to me that it would be good to get some perspective on how we go about comparing audio quality. One of the most problematic issues surrounding audio...
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Calling All Veterans of the British Studio Scene! < blog
March 31, 2012
THE GREAT BRITISH RECORDING STUDIOS Howard Massey, an excellent author and recording engineer, is putting together what should be an important book on the British record studio scene of the sixites and seventies. If you were involved in this...
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The 4th annual Tape Op Party was pretty awesome. < news
March 22, 2012
Free drinks! Gear! Nerds! Bands that didn't suck! It light of all these things in one place, we feel confident stating that the Tape Op Party 2012 was a great success. Our attendance was up from last year with over 500 Tape Op readers joining the...
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