Tape Op Magazine
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The Creative Recording Magazine
Books on Music and Recording Part 2:
Some new, some older, some image heavy coffee table offerings, and some for reading, but all inspiring just the same!
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Some new, some older, some image heavy coffee table offerings, and some for reading, but all inspiring just the same!
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December 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Books on Music and Recording Part 2:
Some new, some older, some image heavy coffee table offerings, and some for reading, but all inspiring just the same!
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Some new, some older, some image heavy coffee table offerings, and some for reading, but all inspiring just the same!
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M.Ward:
"I just love being surprised, whether it means being a listener to someone else's record or being in the studio, hearing my songs come out of the speakers. I feel like if you're going to make a record that's over 40 minutes long, there should be some surprises."
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"I just love being surprised, whether it means being a listener to someone else's record or being in the studio, hearing my songs come out of the speakers. I feel like if you're going to make a record that's over 40 minutes long, there should be some surprises."
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November 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
M.Ward:
"I just love being surprised, whether it means being a listener to someone else's record or being in the studio, hearing my songs come out of the speakers. I feel like if you're going to make a record that's over 40 minutes long, there should be some surprises."
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"I just love being surprised, whether it means being a listener to someone else's record or being in the studio, hearing my songs come out of the speakers. I feel like if you're going to make a record that's over 40 minutes long, there should be some surprises."
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Pete Caigan:
"The thing with recording live is just moving it all around until it sounds good."
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"The thing with recording live is just moving it all around until it sounds good."
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November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Pete Caigan:
"The thing with recording live is just moving it all around until it sounds good."
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"The thing with recording live is just moving it all around until it sounds good."
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"It captured the richness and warmth typically associated with the Telefunken ELA M 251 tube mic, while offering convenience, consistency, and durability. I found it to be an impressive alternative for those seeking a classic sound without the steep price tag."
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November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"It captured the richness and warmth typically associated with the Telefunken ELA M 251 tube mic, while offering convenience, consistency, and durability. I found it to be an impressive alternative for those seeking a classic sound without the steep price tag."
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The Novation Black Friday Sale is on now!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The Novation Black Friday Sale is on now!
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Ed Kuepper of The Saints:
"The only experience with the art of recording that I had was a mono cassette deck, and sometimes I'd borrow someone else's cassette deck so that I could record something on one of them, then play something, and record that onto the other."
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"The only experience with the art of recording that I had was a mono cassette deck, and sometimes I'd borrow someone else's cassette deck so that I could record something on one of them, then play something, and record that onto the other."
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November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ed Kuepper of The Saints:
"The only experience with the art of recording that I had was a mono cassette deck, and sometimes I'd borrow someone else's cassette deck so that I could record something on one of them, then play something, and record that onto the other."
Read:
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"The only experience with the art of recording that I had was a mono cassette deck, and sometimes I'd borrow someone else's cassette deck so that I could record something on one of them, then play something, and record that onto the other."
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With their latest album, is, My Morning Jacket handed over the production reins to storied producer Brendan O'Brien, who has worked with artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Pearl Jam. We chat with Jim James and Brendan on the latest Tape Op Podcast!
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November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
With their latest album, is, My Morning Jacket handed over the production reins to storied producer Brendan O'Brien, who has worked with artists ranging from Bruce Springsteen to Pearl Jam. We chat with Jim James and Brendan on the latest Tape Op Podcast!
LISTEN:
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LISTEN:
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Have you taken a look at some of the recent Harrison Audio offerings?
Consoles, modules, 500 series racks, and more!
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Consoles, modules, 500 series racks, and more!
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November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Have you taken a look at some of the recent Harrison Audio offerings?
Consoles, modules, 500 series racks, and more!
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Consoles, modules, 500 series racks, and more!
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"It's the first commercial product from L.A.-based Eternal Research, and it's much more akin to a demonic science experiment than anything we've reviewed in the past."
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October 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"It's the first commercial product from L.A.-based Eternal Research, and it's much more akin to a demonic science experiment than anything we've reviewed in the past."
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October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Stella Mozgawa:
"It's so fun to make music with people that I love and become close friends with. You can spend ten years drinking at bars with people, or you can play music with them."
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"It's so fun to make music with people that I love and become close friends with. You can spend ten years drinking at bars with people, or you can play music with them."
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October 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Stella Mozgawa:
"It's so fun to make music with people that I love and become close friends with. You can spend ten years drinking at bars with people, or you can play music with them."
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"It's so fun to make music with people that I love and become close friends with. You can spend ten years drinking at bars with people, or you can play music with them."
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"Hamptone's HOC500 is a perfect adaptation of what Scott Hampton learned from designing the original HOC1 rack unit over a decade ago, with functions distilled down to a very usable and useful unit."
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October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Hamptone's HOC500 is a perfect adaptation of what Scott Hampton learned from designing the original HOC1 rack unit over a decade ago, with functions distilled down to a very usable and useful unit."
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Eli Crews Reviews the Pro Patchbay from Wolff Audio
"The value is clearly in how much it speeds up your patching workflow, and how it knocks down barriers to creativity."
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"The value is clearly in how much it speeds up your patching workflow, and how it knocks down barriers to creativity."
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October 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Eli Crews Reviews the Pro Patchbay from Wolff Audio
"The value is clearly in how much it speeds up your patching workflow, and how it knocks down barriers to creativity."
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"The value is clearly in how much it speeds up your patching workflow, and how it knocks down barriers to creativity."
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Read Review:
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Listen to My Morning Jacket's Jim James and producer Brendan O'Brien chat about making the band's new album *is* on the latest Tape Op Podcast!
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October 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Listen to My Morning Jacket's Jim James and producer Brendan O'Brien chat about making the band's new album *is* on the latest Tape Op Podcast!
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Larry Crane:
"This book is dead on the best practical, hardcore advice about real-life record-making that I've ever read."
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"This book is dead on the best practical, hardcore advice about real-life record-making that I've ever read."
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October 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Larry Crane:
"This book is dead on the best practical, hardcore advice about real-life record-making that I've ever read."
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"This book is dead on the best practical, hardcore advice about real-life record-making that I've ever read."
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October 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Get Eventide Audio's new Temperance Lite reverb plug-in for FREE!!!
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October 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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October 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For a limited time, AIAIAI are giving Tape Op readers $100 off a small batch of their low-latency wireless TMA-2 Studio Wireless headphones or $50 off the modular wired TMA-2 Studio XE headphones bundled with Ableton Live 12 Lite.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
For a limited time, AIAIAI are giving Tape Op readers $100 off a small batch of their low-latency wireless TMA-2 Studio Wireless headphones or $50 off the modular wired TMA-2 Studio XE headphones bundled with Ableton Live 12 Lite.
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Lord Huron's Ben Schneider is our guest on the new episode of the Tape Op Podcast! We chat about their new LP, The Cosmic Selector Vol.1, their Whispering Pines studio, and more!
Ep. made possible with support from Radial Engineering
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Ep. made possible with support from Radial Engineering
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September 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Lord Huron's Ben Schneider is our guest on the new episode of the Tape Op Podcast! We chat about their new LP, The Cosmic Selector Vol.1, their Whispering Pines studio, and more!
Ep. made possible with support from Radial Engineering
Listen:
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Ep. made possible with support from Radial Engineering
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"Whatever sound or music is passing through the Grace Design m701 sounds like the source and nothing else."
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September 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Whatever sound or music is passing through the Grace Design m701 sounds like the source and nothing else."
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MJ Lenderman's 'Manning Fireworks' was released one year ago, today. Recorded by Alex Farrar at Drop of Sun in Asheville, NC. Mastered by Greg Obis at Chicago Mastering Service.
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September 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
MJ Lenderman's 'Manning Fireworks' was released one year ago, today. Recorded by Alex Farrar at Drop of Sun in Asheville, NC. Mastered by Greg Obis at Chicago Mastering Service.
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"The Launcher Deluxe proved to be a very capable in-line preamp while truly distinguishing itself from the crowd with its ability to also function as a color box for condenser mics and line level sources."
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August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
"The Launcher Deluxe proved to be a very capable in-line preamp while truly distinguishing itself from the crowd with its ability to also function as a color box for condenser mics and line level sources."
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"With its onboard features, polar pattern options, solid build, and bonus accessories, the C414 XLS is a great microphone that excels in a multitude of recording scenarios, marking another high-quality offering from the acclaimed AKG lineage."
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August 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"With its onboard features, polar pattern options, solid build, and bonus accessories, the C414 XLS is a great microphone that excels in a multitude of recording scenarios, marking another high-quality offering from the acclaimed AKG lineage."
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"LEWITT's Space Replicator has done an excellent job virtualizing listening in various environments, offering an affordable option to gain multiple perspectives during the mix process."
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August 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"LEWITT's Space Replicator has done an excellent job virtualizing listening in various environments, offering an affordable option to gain multiple perspectives during the mix process."
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