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Tony Rolando & Kelly Kelbel : Make Noise!

BY Alex Maiolo | PHOTOGRAPHS BY Rodent
Tony Rolando & Kelly Kelbel

It only makes sense that with a renewed interest in analog synthesis, modular synths would make a comeback. However, rather than the hulking beasts Keith Emerson tortured on stage, or pampered studio dwellers, like TONTO, the new Eurorack style systems are lightweight, portable and powerful, owing to the inclusion of modern technology, compact circuitry, and new ideas. Tony Rolando and Kelly Kelbel run Make Noise, a modular synth company in Ashville, North Carolina. Make Noise's "Pressure Points" Synthesis Module

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Chris Coady
Issue #168 · Jul 2025

Chris Coady

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We interviewed producer, engineer, and mixer Chris Coady, back in 2016 for Tape Op issue #113. He has worked with TV On The Radio [Tape Op#155], Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Future Islands, Beach House, DIIV, The Drums, Porches, Amen Dunes [#164], SASAMI [#157], Hand Habits [#158...