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Larry Crane

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10 Interviews
22 Columns
50 Reviews
9 Blog Posts
MonoMate app

Gear Review

MonoMate app

Mar 16, 2026

Do you get sent folders full of audio files from other recordists to mix? If you do, I'll bet there are frequently stereo audio files in there...

Oxford Drum Gate 2 plug-in

Gear Review

Oxford Drum Gate 2 plug-in

Mar 16, 2026

I reviewed the original Oxford Drum Gate in Tape Op#135. I've seen Drum Gate users make a lot of requests for features over the last six years...

Pete Min

Interview

Pete Min

Jan 5, 2026

Outer Marker Records

Interview

Outer Marker Records

Jan 5, 2026

Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set

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Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set

Dec 16, 2025

As any longtime reader of Tape Op will know, I've been a big Pink Floyd fan since I first heard The Wall as a teenager in 1979. The Wall was an amazing studio achievement and a commercial...

Maurice Oliver Remembered

Blog

Maurice Oliver Remembered

Nov 19, 2025

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, pioneer in electronica, and owner of Electron Farm Records, Maurice Oliver. A...

Mocky

Interview

Mocky

Nov 14, 2025

Marvin Etzioni

Interview

Marvin Etzioni

Nov 14, 2025

Easy Listening amp sim pedal

Gear Review

Easy Listening amp sim pedal

Nov 14, 2025

Years ago, I was advising a band on how to track their gothic metal home recording project. They were using several "housemate-friendly"...

BIG stereo width plug-in

Gear Review

BIG stereo width plug-in

Nov 14, 2025

BIG stands for "Binaural Image Generator," and that's what it does. Via a 5 to 30 ms left/right split dual Haas Delay Spread and a 5...

Pete Caigan

Interview

Pete Caigan

Sep 11, 2025

plunk guitar bridge damper

Gear Review

plunk guitar bridge damper

Sep 9, 2025

What is plunk? It's simply a piece of grooved rubber that fits on 6-string guitars right next to the bridge, damping the strings' sustain...

Mixerman's Ultimate Guide to Producing Records, Music & Songs (book)

Gear Review

Mixerman's Ultimate Guide to Producing Records, Music & Songs (book)

Sep 9, 2025

At almost 600 pages, this is a hefty book, and I just finished reading every word of it. Mixerman is Eric Sarafin ; an engineer...

HOC500 500 Series compressor

Gear Review

HOC500 500 Series compressor

Sep 9, 2025

The HOC500 is labeled as a "parallel opto compressor," and is a cousin to Hamptone's HOC1 half-rack version . Adapted for...

Superchunk's new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, is out now!

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Superchunk's new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, is out now!

Aug 22, 2025

The new Superchunk album is here, and – no surprise – it rocks. I interviewed singer/guitarist/songwriter Mac MacCaughan way back in 2009 , in Seattle as they prepared to play the...

Tom Maxwell, author - A Really Strange and Wonderful Time

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Tom Maxwell, author - A Really Strange and Wonderful Time

Jul 21, 2025

Here are books I enjoyed reading that cover two important underground music scenes that may have escaped some folks’ notice. Needles and Plastic...