Larry Crane
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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"...
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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...