the tape issue

The Tape Project: Releasing Timeless Music on Audiophile-Approved Reel-To-Reel

The Tape Project releases classic albums on reel-to-reel, duplicated from the original master tapes. You would expect these tapes to sound good of course, and you should expect they would sound better than the LP and digital sources. But you will be shocked at just...

MUST WATCH: The Suitcase Of Drone – You Gotta See It To Believe It

My name is Randall Taylor and I am an audio + visual artist from Austin, Texas. I make...

Graveyard Orbit Walks Us Through Preparations For The Austin Cassette Festival

[Editor’s note – this article was originally published at...

The UK Perspective on the Current Cassette Revival

Why On Earth Did I Start a Tape Label? Running a Cassette Tape Label in 2015 is like going to the...

How To Successfully Achieve Analog Warmth With Digital Tape Plug-Ins

by Steve Wytas | May 11, 2015 | Best DAW Software, Home Recording

AND THEN THERE WAS PRO TOOLS… Recording has been a part of my life for more than 35 years. I started in the analog tape world, and I’m still in the analog tape world at the studio that I work at. I...

Mastering With Analog Tape: What You Need to Know Before You Start Your Project

by Jeff Lipton | May 11, 2015 | Music Production

CALIBRATION IS KEY The main thing a band needs to know about using tape for the mastering process is that it is extremely important to use their decks correctly. This means servicing their decks to...

Learn Why Drums Sound So Much Better Recorded to Tape

by Christopher Cline | May 7, 2015 | Home Recording, Music Production

Yum! Drums On Tape Taste So Much Better And Why Committing To Choices Yields Better Recordings Recording to analog tape is in my top drawer of favorite subjects. Combine my love of drums as both a...

Veteran Producer Eric Lilavois on Analog’s Resurgence, Plug-Ins & The Real Benefits of Tape

by Eric Lilavois | May 7, 2015 | Home Recording

Veteran Producer Eric Lilavois’s Thoughts on The Format’s Modern Resurgence EMBRACING THE RESURGENCE There’s a word resurfacing in the studio world that has become more and more unfamiliar to...

Learn The Key Differences Between Analog Tape Speeds

by Pete Mignola | May 5, 2015 | Home Recording, Music Production

What Speed Do I Need? Examining The Differences Between Recording Tape Speeds ALL ROADS LEAD TO VINYL So I’m told there has been a renewed interest in vinyl records and analog recording lately. It...

How to Maximize Analog Tape’s Limitations & Embrace Music’s Humanity

by Renato Repetto | May 5, 2015 | Home Recording, Music Production

How to Maximize Tape’s Limitations & Embrace Music’s Humanity And Why Over-Editing in the Digital Realm Dehumanizes Art When most people think about analog tape, they often romanticize about its...

The Producer’s Perspective: Why I Prefer Recording to Analog Tape

by Cookie Marenco | May 4, 2015 | Home Recording, Music Production

The Producer’s Perspective: Why I Prefer Recording to Analog Tape SOUND MATTERS As a producer and engineer, I prefer working on 2” tape for several reasons. The first, and most important reason is...

The Reel History of Analog Tape Recording

by Brad Hardisty | May 4, 2015 | Home Recording

[Editor’s note – in order to fully appreciate the Tape Issue, we thought it prudent to provide at least a bullet-point, 10,000-foot view of how this whole crazy thing got started. This is an...

The Analog Tape Issue Is Out Today!

by Benjamin Ricci | May 1, 2015 | Home Recording, Industry News

This month Performer presents a very special issue devoted entirely to ANALOG TAPE. INSIDE: recording tips, mastering advice, compression ideas, machine buyer's guide, care & maintenance, releasing...

Contribute to Performer’s Special Analog Tape Issue

by Benjamin Ricci | Mar 10, 2015 | Industry News

Howdy Performer faithful! We are planning a very special, dope-ass issue all about our favorite format: analog tape. That's right, an entire issue dedicated to that glorious, magnetic bliss. That's...

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