by Larry Crane
April 30, 2009   -   Comments (3)
"First off, I really enjoy reading Tape Op. I have read it since I was in 8th grade (2001)." I never imagined I'd get an email that began like this. I will be 46 in May. Tape Op entered its 14th year in April. Jackpot! Recording Studio is over 14...  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 30, 2009  
My friend, sts is the Program Director and an instructor at The Rock ’n’ Roll Camp for Girls. They’re currently building up their recording program, Rock Camp Studio and the "Recording Engineer Track" studies and are looking for...  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 29, 2009   -   Comments (4)
Our busy friends over at the Future of Music Coalition have released a study, “Same Old Song: An Analysis of Radio Playlists in a Post FCC-Consent Decree World”. Check it out - basically the major radio stations owners - Clear Channel,...  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 27, 2009  
So you just drop a microphone to the bottom of an 800ft hole in the earth? Damian Wagner (issue 64) checks in with Tape Op. "I've just returned from a two week audio expedition to Brazil. I was in Brazil to test nine microphones, cables, speakers...  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 12, 2009   -   Comments (1)
I just stumbled across an interview I forgot I did. Snarky answers and all. Man, I'm a jerk sometimes. All the time?  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 11, 2009   -   Comments (1)
Okay, so that's not the most original headline ever. I check the MySpace site once every 6 months and see old notes from friends about things that happened ages ago. Sorry. Oops. But what really drives me bat-shit is seeing ads like "Learn Audio...  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 7, 2009   -   Comments (1)
I was amazed today to be informed that phonograph cylinders are still being manufactured. Madame Pamita dropped us a line a while back and surprised us with some cool music recorded on Cylinders by Peter Dilg, of the Edison Historical Site, and it...  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 7, 2009  
I'll be shelling out a lot of bucks for this on Sept 9th. Billboard reported this today... "All 14 Beatles titles, along with a DVD collection of the documentaries, will also be available in a stereo box set. A second boxed set, "The Beatles in...  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 7, 2009  
So my girlfriend runs the fabulous PantyLine Press, and she scored a sweet interview with Rick Allen (of Def Leppard) and his partner Lauren Monroe to talk about the music they are working on and all sorts of other stuff. She posted a shorter version...  < KEEP READING >
by Larry Crane
April 5, 2009   -   Comments (11)
Expect to see more changes in the music purchasing/acquiring habits of teenagers as time goes by. Courtesy of the NPD Group's press release: "teens (age 13 to 17) acquired 19 percent less music in 2008 than they did in 2007. CD purchasing declined 26...  < KEEP READING >
Welcome to Tape Op Magazine's official "blog." We'll be calling this the Tape Log, like those sheets of paper that keep track of what tracks were on a reel of tape, y'know? Like in the old days? Remember?

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-LC