Omni Microphones: Try the Omni
by Garrett Haines
I just finished mastering an EP for Centuries of Slow Accumulation, a two-piece outfit with a surprisingly big sound. Their style uses barking Kinks-esque guitars and rowdy drums. Although focused,...
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Daniele Luppi: An Italian Story
by Scott Colburn
Italian-born film composer Daniele Luppi grew up listening to the groovy lounge sounds of Italian pop music in the late '60s and early '70s. Used in advertising, film, television and radio, this...
Gear versus Experience: Gear versus Experience
by Garrett Haines
I confess. When I get my new Tape Op the first thing I do is look at all of the gear ads. In some respects, I would love to tell you these products are more about marketing hype and less about sound....
Mastering Pearl Jam: Mastering Pearl Jam
by Michael Mikesell
Three years ago Pearl Jam made the bold decision to release commercially available CDs of all 60-plus concerts on its U.S. and European tours, undercutting would-be bootleggers and delighting legions...
Andy Johns: One Big Lovely Noise
by Philip Stevenson
The history of recording music is half folklore. Tales of insinuation and glory have us turned around to the point where we don't know much about what really happened during most of the great...
Air & Mellow: Air
by John Baccigaluppi, Larry Crane
Walking down a typical city street in Paris, passing cafés and shops, one wouldn't guess that on the same block, down around a back street and through a small courtyard, is a private recording...
Air & Mellow: Mellow
by John Baccigaluppi, Larry Crane
John and I were in France last spring, and thought we'd search out some home recordists in Paris. I tracked down Air and we also came across some acquaintances of theirs (through the fabulous boys of...
The Shins: Recording at home
by Matt Mair Lowery, Kyle Sheaffer
The Shins debut album, Oh, Inverted World, is a testament to the power of home recording. A band with great songs captures those songs using the gear they can afford and manipulates the recording...
The Mammals: More recording at home
by Michael J. Meranda, Jr.
When he's not being tortured on remote recordings, Max Feldman is responsible for taking care of Effanel Music's Chelsea studio in NYC. For those of you who aren't familiar with Effanel, their 50-foot...
Howie Statland: Even more recording at home
by David Weiss
Howie Statland, one of the brightest guitarist/songwriters in New York City and founder of the gritty rock group NYCSmoke, is out of milk, so he's making me drink my coffee black. Normally, I would...
Glenn D. White: Acoustician and author
by Erik 4-A
Glenn D. White has had a long and varied career in acoustics, sound reinforcement, education, studio design and piano and organ repair spanning over 40 years. He has worked with people such as...
Dave Hill: Behind the Gear with Crane Song
by Walt Szalva
David Hill is the owner and designer behind the company, as well as the owner of a recording studio with a lot of customized components, not surprisingly. Compressors, preamps, digital converters,...