Home Recording is a sad sad little magazine. At one time it had a few decent articles, now it's all teen beat and advertisements. Ever read a negative review in HR? You never will. Personal insights from the authors? Nah. I've still got a subscription to Home Recording, but it's not very often I read any of the articles, and if I do, I rarely find myself learning anything new that can be applied. I guess I did a couple years ago though.
Tape Op is by and far the best thing since sliced bread. I am so thankful for it and literally can't wait for the next issue. It's a magazine that's really a LOT like this BBS here. Real down to earth. Easy on the gloss. Interviews with people LIKE US. Plus, how to turn an MXL2001 into a tube mic!

And free, so WTF. I need to get that damn book too, I keep forgetting.
EQ is a good magazine too...but I find it hard to read it's so compressed. I definately like it. Mix is ok too, although I've only seen a couple issues and they deal mostly with $$$ gear.
Recording magazine is GREAT. I really need to subscribe to it. A few months ago there was an article by Scott Dorsey about simple microphone designs (with SCHEMATICS) and how they determine the sound of the microphone. Another article in that same issue about loudspeaker construction. Great stuff, and not cheesed over.
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