What "mags" do you read

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....i prefer jazziz theyve got more coverage of the avant garde

uh my mags..guitar player,your flesh(indie culture),the wire(modern music),red herring(tech investing),and eq.
 
Home recording is pretty good, I've subscribed since the first issue (only comes out quarterly). EQ and Recording normally have good info. I like Mix but most of the info is geared (no pun intended) toward big dollar studios. I buy alot of books on recording from Half Price Books (used book store)
 
Fingerstyle Guitar, Home Recording, Tape Op. I browse most of the others mentioned hear at the nearby Book Star--spend an afternoon in there once a month.
 
The Sham of Tape Op....

It is written by a studio owner here in town (Portland Oregon). If you ever "heard" any of these guys recordings that they do, you may think twice about the advice. I have 4 track cassette shit that blows their stupid 1" machine stuff away! And what really sucks is that they have the majority of the business in town, and me and a few other studio owners just scratch our heads and wonder who the hell they are blowing in the bands to get their money, because the finished products aren't selling it.

Just my two cents.

Ed
 
Re: The Sham of Tape Op....

sonusman said:
It is written by a studio owner here in town (Portland Oregon). If you ever "heard" any of these guys recordings that they do, you may think twice about the advice. I have 4 track cassette shit that blows their stupid 1" machine stuff away! And what really sucks is that they have the majority of the business in town, and me and a few other studio owners just scratch our heads and wonder who the hell they are blowing in the bands to get their money, because the finished products aren't selling it.

Just my two cents.

Ed
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Um...what "advice" exactly are you referring to? I think Larry Crane has taken great pains to keep his opinions out of Tape Op, except for his end rant, which is usually right on, and usually not "advice" about recording, per se. His humility about trying to get good sounds on tape permeates that rag...

The real recording "advice" in Tape Op is from folks like Steve Albini, Mitchell Froom, Roger Montenot, Phill Brown, Tchad Blake, Butch Vig, etc. etc...wanna pit your 4-track stuff against theirs? I didn't think so...

Tape Op's attitude about recording is infectious and conveys the message that I think is the most important single piece of advice that an aspiring recordist can learn--HAVE SOME FUN!

Gee, maybe that's the reason they're booked...

[Edited by Tonewoods on 12-25-2000 at 12:22]
 
Electronic Musician
Keyboard Magazine

There was one british one but I keep forgetting the name, it was pretty cool.
 
Sound on Sound is one of the best mags I've read. A few folks have mentioned a UK publication and I wonder if this is the one they are talking about. It usually is like $10 per issue on the newstand, it is big and imported. But, for like $30 or so (depending on the exchange rate) you can get the magazine online for a year. It is a great deal I think. I also get EQ which is very good. Tape Op looks great and I just signed up for my free subscription. I read guitar player but it I find it a waste of time usually. Meaningless gear reviews, occasional good articles and profiles - it is better than any other guitar magazine but that isn't saying alot.

In general I haven't found the "perfect" recording magazine, but SOS comes the closest and Tape op seems good.
 
Sound on Sound is quite good, if a little advert-heavy... I like the other Brit mag "Studio Sound" - but it's geared to the pro industry (kinda like a British version of "Mix").

Bruce
 
I have a sub to home recording, which has some decent articles in it, but the thing that really bugs me is their tours of "home studios" which are for the most part $100,000+ studios that pros have at home, which doesn't really do shit for me...it'd be nice if they showed a realistic home studio every once and awhile...

-travis
 
All of the different mags can be quite useful and I've gotten good mileage and chops out of each and every one of 'em. I think EM and Sound on Sound stand out most in my mind, since these are the ones I always see on the local newstand, month in and month out.
 
Hey broken, If you want I will send you a scan
of my studio. I spent less then $5,000, and it
is all on one desk. My Alesis amp warms up enough
to be a great place for my cat Simon to sleep
on. David
 
Tape Op rocks the Catskills

Tape Op Tape Op Tape Op,

As a newbie, the only mags I really like to read are Home Recording and Tape Op. They definitely keep the articles fun, easy to read and light on the hardcore tech talk. Informative without all the overload.

Tape Op is the only one with any real indie rock flavor. You just aren't gonna find many writeups on bands like Death Cab For Cutie and Mogwai in EQ.
 
Re: Tape Op rocks the Catskills


As a newbie, the only mags I really like to read are Home Recording and Tape Op. They definitely keep the articles fun, easy to read and light on the hardcore tech talk. Informative without all the overload.
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You want good results, then you need to know the "information overload"... it's not quite as simple as throwing a mic up and hitting record...


Tape Op is the only one with any real indie rock flavor. You just aren't gonna find many writeups on bands like Death Cab For Cutie and Mogwai in EQ.
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You want to read about bands, read a musician's mag, you want to read about recording and studio techniques, you read a recording mag!

:D

Bruce
Blue Bear Sound
 
i read tape op mostly, as well as EQ and MIX. sometimes recording too.


ed, of the "tape op scam."

i happen to own about five records larry crane has worked on, just by chance,because i like the artists he's worked with. the recordings aren't the most technically proficient in the world, but i enjoy them none the less. your conception of "good" and "bad" is all in your head anyway.
it also seems that maybe you're a bit envious of someone who isn't as skilled at recording as yourself, yet he gets more work than you do. maybe he is gifted in other areas other than "the perfect mix", etc.



besides the magazine is really good. it has little to do
with him and jackpot! studios, and more to do with great producers, engineers, and bands from all around the world. if you read the magazine you would know that.

there is a new book called Behind the Glass for anyone who's interested. it features interviews with mitchell froom, brian wilson, george martin, geoff emerick, tony visconti, john leckie and more. i got it for christmas and highly recommend it to everyone on the list. that's all.
 
bvaleria,

for people who are new to recording, information overload/whatever is really intimidating. i remember the first time i picked up a copy of MIX...now, that's a way to make oneself feel crummy. it's good to be challenged but getting in over one's head sucks. recording should be as fun as possible, not a huge task. granted sometimes it is a hard work, but if there is no satisfaction or fun in it, then...?
for the record, sometimes getting the perfect sound is a matter of plugging a mic in and pressing record. i believe that that is a perfectly legit way to go, and often enough a lot more difficult to succeed with than having 6 mics patched through distressors and neves, edited in pro tools, etc.
let's not pretend that what we do is rocket science, because it's not.
again, tape op doesn't interview "just bands"; normally the bands record themselves and that's why they are in there.
even if they did interview bands, that would be fine. since that is the point of recording to begin with, i'm sure bands/artists have a great deal to teach us engineers...besides marilyn manson was interviewed in last month's EQ...so is that magazine not legit anymore, either?
 
Tongue-in-cheek...

... didn'cha notice the smilie in my post???? -----> :D
*sheesh*

But I'll argue with you on one thing - while the art of recording engineering may not be rocket science, it is typical for a novice to believe there ISN'T A LOT behind the technique of slapping a mic up and hitting record. If it actually WAS that easy - this site wouldn't be all that busy and everybody would be putting out pro-quality music.

But the way it usually goes is, you slap that mic up, hit record, then come back here (or other forums) and ask why it doesn't sound right. THEN you get the information overload, 'cos there is no way around that - there are basic recording techniques that are necessary for a quality recorded sound.

Bruce
:)
 
Sound On Sound

I get Sound on Sound in OZ, it's $14.25 but it is thick, 305 pages, and has good articles and reviews of gear.
their <a href="http://www.sospubs.co.uk">link</a> also has a forum, albeit small, but you can talk to Poms for a change. :)
cheers
John
 
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