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[ image wave1 type=center ] One of the most difficult challenges a mixing engineer faces is figuring out how to balance the low frequencies, and often, the line between too much and too little bass seems very fine indeed. When it comes to bui...

I recently finished recording and mixing a five song EP that, for the first time, I transferred into a computer and mixed digitally. It was one of the most interesting, fascinating and (mostly) enjoyable experiences I've recently had in ...

[ image utr1 type=center ] A former co-worker of mine liked to use the phrase "It's a product of excellent quality." If I raved about a new album, a new pair of shoes, or just about anything, he'd say, "Oh, so it&apos...

[ image utr1 type=center ] I've been thinking a bit about sound quality lately. An acquaintance of mine observed somewhat arrogantly that a CD-R written about in this column sounded a lot like a noted major-label recording artist, except...

[ image niblock1 type=center ] While most subjects of Tape Op interviews have discussed their interest in recording, Phill Niblock thinks far more about reproduction of sound. He composes his pieces, which are often described as minimalist, f...

[ image rare2 type=center ] Brooklyn, New York, has become a hot studio spot during the last few years. Free from the space crunch of Manhattan, rents are lower and smaller studios can survive. Nicolas Vernhes runs Rare Book Room (named after...

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Your ears are analog devices that convert sound waves into mechanical pulses the brain can understand. Your computer is a binary device, which means that it can only understand messages described in ones and zeros. In order to convert an anal...

There's a new record out on Chapter Music of Melbourne, Australia, which collects the entire recorded output of Andrew Wilson onto one CD. Wilson's bands, the Four Gods, Frontier Scouts and Andrew Wilson and associates, were never h...

We've all had this happen to us. We've heard a record or a song that really hits home. At the time we may not have known why or how or what it meant to us. We only knew that it marked the time. This column is dedicated to those mome...

Since I took on this column last fall I've received about forty cassettes that were submitted to Tape Op for review. After months of wading through, listening, and reviewing, I feel the need to echo Larry's editorial from Tape Op #8...

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