analog tape

In Defense of Digital: What You ACTUALLY Miss About Analog Tape

[Editor's note - for the other side of the story, you can delve into our analog tape issue. We feel it's always important to look at things from both sides.] If I had a dollar for every time I heard an artist say, "You know what? I'm doing my next album to tape!" do...

Performer’s Comprehensive Analog Tape Glossary

Acetate Tape Acetate Tape refers to the material used as the base for tapes manufactured from the...

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...

What It Takes To Operate a Cassette-Based Record Label in 2015

Curious Possibilities: The Ins and Outs of Running a Tape Label in 2015 WHY ON EARTH WOULD I DO...

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...

Dog Party: Why Two Teen Girls From California Might Just Save Rock N Roll

by Ben Nine-K | Nov 12, 2013 | Interviews and Features

It’s more than likely a school night. A light glows from a room in Sacramento. A microphone plugged into a karaoke machine hangs from the rafters of a teenage bedroom. Toiling below the mic, two...

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