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I Hate Those Ads Where Plug-Ins Look Like Physical Gear
by Larry Crane
You know those ads? Yeah, some Photoshop jockey took the GUI of a plug-in and made it look like a piece of outboard gear, a synth or something. Drives me nuts. For years I couldn't figure out if one plug-in, I think it was Trilogy, was "real" or...
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Boston's Q Division Studios Is Back!
by Geoff Stanfield
After 20 years at the Davis Square location (and a previous 15 years on Albany Street), Boston’s Q Division Studios had to close its doors in July of 2021. Through the years, Q Division was host to a diverse group of artists, including Aimee...
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Tuesday Night Recording Club
by Andy Hong
Brian Charles and his friends at Zippah Studios are recording in the style of past hits, and then detailing how they did it. It's a weekly series. The latest post, in which they take an original song by Aaron Perrino (The Sheila Divine, Dear Leader)...
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A Meditation on Listening
by Geoff Stanfield
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Some Maybe Not-So-Obvious Items Every Studio Needs
by Larry Crane
Some Maybe Not-So-Obvious Items Every Studio Needs In the past we've run a few columns about items every studio should have, like Sharpie pens and masking tape, but here I decided to look around me and think about all the items that aren't...
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Tape Op Editor/Founder Larry Crane Releases Home Recordings from mid-'80s
by Larry Crane
With the release of Lawrence "Larry" Crane's Craniostomy Vol. Two, Tape Op's founder gives us a glimpse into his home recordings from 1983 to 1985. Cassette decks and odds and ends were harnessed into making these tracks, and revisiting them in...
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Recording Tips 02: Microphonic Vacuum Tubes (part 1)
by Larry Crane
A lot of you have probably heard the term “microphonic tubes.” But have you ever heard one in action? They actually turn into little microphones. (Hence the name). So, this week I decided to replace the input tubes on my Manley...
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Nino Moschella's Studio Open House!
by Larry Crane
Remember Nino from issue #67? His new Bird and Egg Recording Studio is hosting "an open house of sorts. On Sunday, October 18th between the hours of 2pm and 6pm Bird and Egg will be open for you to see and feel. There will be wine and hors d'ouvres...