All time fave Tape Op articles
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All time fave Tape Op articles
Its 10 years since I first came across this magazine, via a mate of mine who was distributing it to a select lucky few .
I loved those first issues...most have been nicked by clients in my studio .
The book is great too, (as well as the CD), but i can remember some cool stories in those early issues that didn't make the book.
I've recently rediscovered a distributor in Oz & have enjoyed the new issues.
Does anyone have any standout favourite articles over the years that they keep coming back to, or had a significant impact on them?
One story I thankfully Xeroxed was "MASTERING, an informative discussion with Karl Bartlett..." . I can totally relate to this approach, even after all this time!
Back then Mastering was seen as a "black art" but now it's value is appreciated & more understood for all the right reasons...mostly!
I loved those first issues...most have been nicked by clients in my studio .
The book is great too, (as well as the CD), but i can remember some cool stories in those early issues that didn't make the book.
I've recently rediscovered a distributor in Oz & have enjoyed the new issues.
Does anyone have any standout favourite articles over the years that they keep coming back to, or had a significant impact on them?
One story I thankfully Xeroxed was "MASTERING, an informative discussion with Karl Bartlett..." . I can totally relate to this approach, even after all this time!
Back then Mastering was seen as a "black art" but now it's value is appreciated & more understood for all the right reasons...mostly!
I haven't seen all the issues, but of those that I've read, a couple of articles really stand out as being particularly informative/inspiring/thought provoking:
1. the interview w/ Paul Oldham, since I love the albums he's done
2. the interview w/ Aaron of Earlimart, a favorite band of mine
3. the Walter Sear interview, because of how wrong I thought his attitude is/was
...and I'm sure there's many more I could add, but those come to mind right off.
Oh - and the latest issue, I like the Melvin Gibbs interview.
Has Tape Op ever interviewed Mario Caldato?
1. the interview w/ Paul Oldham, since I love the albums he's done
2. the interview w/ Aaron of Earlimart, a favorite band of mine
3. the Walter Sear interview, because of how wrong I thought his attitude is/was
...and I'm sure there's many more I could add, but those come to mind right off.
Oh - and the latest issue, I like the Melvin Gibbs interview.
Has Tape Op ever interviewed Mario Caldato?
The Phil Brown articles were always good. I love the one where he was editing a Bob Marley master tape, and he has ajoint in his mouth.
All of a sudden the joint cherry bombs onto the master tape, burning a hole through one of the drum filles. Priceless.
All of a sudden the joint cherry bombs onto the master tape, burning a hole through one of the drum filles. Priceless.
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God, how weird. When I read the question, the first thing that popped into my head was Phill Brown series - especially Talk Talk's albums, because they're so complex and emotional that to get the backstory was incredible. Where's that book, Phill!
For sheer inspiration, though, reading about the Shins doin' it for themselves on a cheap 'puter and actually somehow making it work - priceless.
For sheer inspiration, though, reading about the Shins doin' it for themselves on a cheap 'puter and actually somehow making it work - priceless.
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Mario C was in a back issue. I don't remember which one. Around 5 years ago.
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Those have either inspired me in a specific way or are just interesting-enough that I keep going back to read them again.
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Mitch Easter
Tchad Blake
Don Dixon
Carol Kaye
Daniel Lanois
Jack Drag
Malcom Toft
Andy Partridge
Fran Manzella
Shelly Yakus
Tony Visconti
Dan Rathbun
Jack Endino's guitar tuning article
Those have either inspired me in a specific way or are just interesting-enough that I keep going back to read them again.
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Mario C. was in issue #27, January / February 2002. Great issue - included J Mascis, Spoon, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and the New Pornographers.
My top five favorites that come to mind are:
* East River Pipe in issue #1. I was, and still am, a big fan and ordered the magazine just for that interview. Little did I know the road it would lead me down!
* Andy Partridge of XTC.
* The "How To Set Up A Patchbay" article.
* The Phill Brown series (Any news on the book?)
* The Elliott Smith Abbey Road Pictorial
Oh, there's SO MANY MORE!
Thanks, Larry, for putting out such a great magazine; John, for helping to take it to the next level right when it was needed; Craig, for planting the seeds for the annual conference and for all of the hard work that followed; Hillary, for the website and message board; and everyone else who's helped make Tape Op what it is over the last decade.
My top five favorites that come to mind are:
* East River Pipe in issue #1. I was, and still am, a big fan and ordered the magazine just for that interview. Little did I know the road it would lead me down!
* Andy Partridge of XTC.
* The "How To Set Up A Patchbay" article.
* The Phill Brown series (Any news on the book?)
* The Elliott Smith Abbey Road Pictorial
Oh, there's SO MANY MORE!
Thanks, Larry, for putting out such a great magazine; John, for helping to take it to the next level right when it was needed; Craig, for planting the seeds for the annual conference and for all of the hard work that followed; Hillary, for the website and message board; and everyone else who's helped make Tape Op what it is over the last decade.
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