Using a Laptop Onstage: Do’s and Don’ts of Digital Integration for Live Shows
Are you an electronic musician/producer who needs to translate your studio swag to a stage setting? Are you a band attempting to use a laptop on stage in lieu of human bodies playing instruments? Are...
View ArticleRemapping Mastering: What the Masterdisk Relocation Means to Music Production
In approximately 4,000,000,000 years, the Milky Way galaxy we call home will collide with the Andromeda galaxy. No one will be injured in this slow-motion crash, but the interaction of all the spiral...
View ArticleDMG Audio Releases Dualism – Stereo Control & Analysis Mastering Plug-In
Who doesn’t love a developer who brings us plug-ins “crafted with love”? DMG Audio is now introducing us to their new love potion, Dualism. The new plug-in boasts total stereo control over the master...
View ArticleAudioThing Releases Valve Exciter – Vintage Valve Emulation Plug-In
Dublin-based AudioThing is a multi-purpose developer specializing in sample libraries and plug-in development among other sonic exploration. Their latest plug-in, Valve Exciter, enhances harmonic...
View Article“The Mindful Musician”— Mindfulness Training for Better Recordings and...
Image by Flickr user Dierk Schaefer During a recent band practice, my mind began to wander, as it sometimes will when you’re playing the same song for the 100th time. I started thinking of future...
View ArticleWaves Announces SoundGrid Studio System – Audio Networking Platform
Constantly expanding their capabilities, Waves has conquered plug-in development and has even dipped their toe in the virtual instruments realm. Now with the release of SoundGrid Studio System, Waves...
View ArticleCareer Engineering: Allen Farmelo on Recording Cinematic Orchestra, & That...
Spanning boroughs and spanning the globe, this multifaceted producer/mixer/engineer sees how the world of audio is unfolding. Sterling prose + two video segments! The post Career Engineering: Allen...
View ArticleSoundToys To Launch Surprise New Plug-In at SXSW
If you're down in Austin for SXSW, make sure you hit up the Tape Op Subscriber's Party on Friday, March 18, at Lucky Lounge. SoundToys is a sponsor, and will apparently be giving away some awesome gift...
View ArticleDancing About Architecture: A Dictionary of Audio Terms
Musicians and Engineers often speak different languages. So how can we have productive conversations about the ineffable qualities of sound? The post Dancing About Architecture: A Dictionary of Audio...
View ArticleSoundToys Planning Another Big Launch at SXSW?
You may remember last year SoundToys launched its Devil-Loc plug-in via SXSW + social media blitz. Users spread the news and the free plug-in with a sharing code online, and in doing so became eligible...
View ArticleCareer Engineering: Allen Farmelo on Recording Cinematic Orchestra, & That...
CHINATOWN, MANHATTAN/FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN: What headspace are you in? For a music producer/engineer/mixer like Allen Farmelo, getting your talents to that sought-after place is all about finding...
View ArticleSoundToys To Launch Surprise New Plug-In at SXSW
If you’re down in Austin for SXSW, make sure you hit up the Tape Op Subscriber’s Party on Friday, March 18, at Lucky Lounge. SoundToys is a sponsor, and will apparently be giving away some awesome...
View ArticleDancing About Architecture: A Dictionary of Audio Terms
In issue #83 of my other favorite magazine, Tape Op editor Larry Crane details a list of lessons that “They Didn’t Teach You in [Recording] School”. Near the end of this page-long list of incisive...
View ArticleSoundToys Planning Another Big Launch at SXSW?
You may remember last year SoundToys launched its Devil-Loc plug-in via SXSW + social media blitz. Users spread the news and the free plug-in with a sharing code online, and in doing so became...
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Learning to Mix: Which Online Audio Education Outlets Are Right For You?
Tape Op’s Larry Crane reveals all in his Lynda.com course, “Music Production Secrets”, one of many options now available in online audio education. The web abounds with sites promising to help you...
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