Joe & Mike Tarsia : Sigma and The Sound of Philadelphia
By Jerry Jensen
Interview with Joe & Mike Tarsia
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Welcome to issue #68 of Tape Op.
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IN THIS ISSUE
Elbow: Band Member and Producer Craig Potter
By Jason Reed
Elbow is one of those rare bands that seems able to do everything well. If I didn't love their work so much, I might even despise them for it. The perfect blend of abstract textural elements and...
Eric Welsh : Recording Live Concerts on the Road
By Larry Crane
Eric Welsh has some crazy road stories to tell. He was initially in on the ground floor of DiscLive, a service that provided live concert CDs at the venue — immediately post gig, no less. He then...
Paul Orofino : and Millbrook Sound Studios
By Larry DeVivo
I've known Paul Orofino for over a dozen years now. I first met him when I moved back to New York State and a friend of mine was doing a project at his Millbrook Sound Studio. At the time I...
Tommy Wiggins : Teaching, Tracking and Tunes
By Chris Mara
Tommy Wiggins is one of the most versatile and infinitely cool people I've come to know. He started the recording school that I attended; and taught many of the classes I took while I was there....
Steve Massey : Behind The Gear with Massey Plugins
How many hours have we all sat staring at the GUI [graphical user interface] of our plug-ins and rarely, if never, thought about the people behind the math, form and function of these amazing...
Mastering Focus : With Arnie Acosta, Jeff Carroll and Chris Stamey
So, you've finished mixing the last track for an upcoming CD, vinyl and/or Internet release. What's the next step? Some sort of mastering process will need to take place (though in the case...