Members Hard Truth Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I feel bad about criticizing* Tape Op magazine in another thread because overall it is a very cool magazine. The writers/editors bring a lot of passion, practical experience and sincerity to their work. It is very community oriented in its approach with lots of interaction between the staff, writers and readers. (In fact, the editor/founder even responded to my thread criticizing them.) The website is good also. It is almost as cool as EQ has been lately. *They emphasize analog, vintage, tape and tube gear a bit much for my taste and I'm not a big fan of the type of music they tend to feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Anyone who can say "oops" in public increases their credibility dramatically I'm sure Larry Crane will appreciate your comments as well. Besides, the "hard truth" is that is a very cool magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blue2blue Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ggm1960 Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 Actually HT, you've probably done a pretty good job of promoting TapeOp in the other thread. I'd never even cracked the cover of the one I had but now I've subscribed and I'll bet some others have too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 I don't read it. I'm sure it's nice though... I hear alot about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bp Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 The only think I dislike about TapeOp is the 'legal pad' background look for some articles. It makes them difficult to read for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 Its been my favorite mag for at least the last 3-4 years. I do agree about with bp though... sometimes it can be difficult to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huh? Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 Its been my favorite mag for at least the last 3-4 years. I do agree about with bp though... sometimes it can be difficult to read. Yup me too. Something is wrong with my subscription though as I have not been getting mine lately. I need to check it out. I keep them around as reference when I am keen on buying something...I go see if there is a review on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members franknputer Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 I concur! Tape Op is the coolest audio mag out there IMHO. Thanks for clarifying, HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members srspud Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 Great info but it's often hard to read. I need one of those lighted magnifying glasses or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bp Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 Great info but it's often hard to read. I need one of those lighted magnifying glasses or something. Chalk that up to age. As a recent addition to Oldfartistan, reading glasses are pretty common here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Phait Posted September 29, 2010 Members Share Posted September 29, 2010 I've got 26 issues spanning maybe 5 to 6 years. Missing some cause the free subscription sometimes doesn't get through. I love Tape Op though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmit65 Posted September 30, 2010 Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 Me like, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NashSG Posted September 30, 2010 Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 The things that are killer are some of the features on studios or engineers, as it is a musical history lesson from the production side. I can kind of get what the first poster is saying, as the people behind the music really came more out of indie-rock, but a lot of the stuff they cover really is pretty applicable for the people that are learning to record their own projects or others on their own. They do interviews with a bunch of pros and people that have done legendary work, but the other articles are really are more at the home to working studio level. There is a ton of information to read in each issue, they pack it pretty full, especially in places like the letters column, which is more of a discussion on certain things. If I had a desert island request, I'd love to see a Tape Op feature with Pete Townshend going over how he recorded his demos and got into the tape looping/synths back in the early 70s. There is one article or mentioned that he is a fan of the magazine and they have done interviews with people that did similar kinds of work, but after reading he was a fan of the magazine, I thought it would be amazing to read one of their features on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kerouac Posted September 30, 2010 Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 I love it. I've been a subscriber for about 4 years and I always find something in it to enjoy. Of course, my bank account hates it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted September 30, 2010 Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 I'd love to see a Tape Op feature with Pete Townshend going over how he recorded his demos and got into the tape looping/synths back in the early 70s. Don't know what Tape Op's plans are, but here's a link to my favorite Townshend interview so far. It was written by J. J. Blair, so that tells you something right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kendrix Posted September 30, 2010 Members Share Posted September 30, 2010 I like the mag. However, I always seem to fall off their subscription list.It's happened 2-3 times. It seems I don't get the e-mail to remind me to renew my subscription.Next thing you know it's been several months and I realize I musta missed an issue or two.I understand the desire to have folks renew periodically since its a free mailing. I just need that reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted October 1, 2010 Members Share Posted October 1, 2010 I like the mag. However, I always seem to fall off their subscription list.It's happened 2-3 times.It seems I don't get the e-mail to remind me to renew my subscription.Next thing you know it's been several months and I realize I musta missed an issue or two.I understand the desire to have folks renew periodically since its a free mailing. I just need that reminder. This has happened to me 2-3 times as well, same exact thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucky #9 Posted October 1, 2010 Members Share Posted October 1, 2010 Yup me too. Something is wrong with my subscription though as I have not been getting mine lately. I need to check it out. I keep them around as reference when I am keen on buying something...I go see if there is a review on it. I have not received my Tape Op in some time. either. Wonder what's up with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members temnov Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 Speaking of Magazines. I love TapeOp and I think it's Hard Truth fault I didn't know about it before his "bad" thread. I also like Sound on Sound, EQ and some legal stuff in Recording recently. Maybe it's personal as it's good to know some cool authors writing for cool magazines What I know for sure if you don't read you are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 I concur! Tape Op is the coolest audio mag out there IMHO. I agree 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 If I had a desert island request, I'd love to see a Tape Op feature with Pete Townshend going over how he recorded his demos and got into the tape looping/synths back in the early 70s. There is one article or mentioned that he is a fan of the magazine and they have done interviews with people that did similar kinds of work, but after reading he was a fan of the magazine, I thought it would be amazing to read one of their features on him. EQ actually had a cool issue on Pete that covered a bunch of stuff like that. Pretty in depth article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 I have not received my Tape Op in some time. either. Wonder what's up with that. You need to renew a couple times a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 here's a link to my favorite Townshend interview so far. It was written by J. J. Blair, so that tells you something right there I should have read the entire thread before posting my reply on the Pete Townshend article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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