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Larry Crane - editor

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1 Columns
5 Reviews
3 Blog Posts
Tape Op Mentioned on Reddit

Blog

Tape Op Mentioned on Reddit

Apr 19, 2026

Visit this recent Reddit thread to follow an interesting conversation about YouTube recording influencers and Tape Op shout out. OMG. Larry has written a LOT of gear reviews over the years, by the...

Rose Colored Moon: An Evening Tribute to Elliott Smith in Film and Music

Blog

Rose Colored Moon: An Evening Tribute to Elliott Smith in Film and Music

Feb 5, 2026

March 19th in Portland, Oregon, at The Tomorrow Theater, this event is sponsored by Tape Op editor/founder Larry Crane's Jackpot! Recording Studio. Get tickets here.

"Elliott Smith touched...

Land of a Thousand Sessions (book)

Gear Review

Land of a Thousand Sessions (book)

Jan 9, 2026

At 750 pages, 30 chapters, and a whopping ten pounds, this hardcover book is literally one of the biggest I’ve ever read. Subtitled The Complete...

Ocean Way Studios Deluxe room simulator plug-in

Gear Review

Ocean Way Studios Deluxe room simulator plug-in

Jan 9, 2026

Don Gunn favorably reviewed the original Ocean Way Studios plug-in in 2018, and I've been using it constantly since then. Both the...

FutzVerb reverb plug-in

Gear Review

FutzVerb reverb plug-in

Jan 9, 2026

I prefer not to use the phrase “sound design” in my music production, as it feels more like a term our colleagues in post-production use. But what I...

Audio Nomad (book)

Gear Review

Audio Nomad (book)

Jan 9, 2026

Subtitled Recording 2 Years in Morocco, I'm not sure if this book is a memoir, a travel story, or a remote-recording handbook, but it's...

My Life as a Studio Wife (book)

Gear Review

My Life as a Studio Wife (book)

Jan 9, 2026

In October of 2011, I drove my rental car up to Ocala, Florida, to visit a recording studio icon, engineer Bruce Swedien . Upon arrival...

Blog

Phill Brown's "Are We Still Rolling?"

Feb 24, 2011

I just wanted to make sure everyone knows that we have finally published Phill Brown's book. In issue #12 Larry Crane and Chris Eckman interviewed Phill Brown, a producer/engineer with credits...

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