Tape op

A Tape operator or Tape op, also known as a second engineer, is a person who performs menial operations in a recording studio in a similar manner to a tea boy or gopher. They may act as an apprentice or an assistant to a recording engineer and duties can consist of threading audio tape, setting up microphones and stands, configuring MIDI equipment and cables, and sometimes pressing the relevant transport controls on the recorder or digital audio workstation.Abbey Road Studios always assigned at least one tape op to each recording session.

The role of tape op was a useful entry into a professional recording environment, and several went on to successful careers as engineers and record producers. The music and film soundtrack producer John Kurlander started his production career at Abbey Road Studios in 1967 as a tea boy, progressing to principal tape op (or assistant engineer) by 1969. He was partially responsible for including "Her Majesty" on the Beatles' Abbey Road after carefully splicing a discarded take of the song onto the master tape.Alan Parsons also began his production career as an Abbey Road tape op, which led to him to assisting with the mixing of Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother and engineering on The Dark Side of the Moon.

Tape Op

Tape Op is a bi-monthlyAmerican recording magazine that focuses on creative recording techniques. Subtitled, The Creative Music Recording Magazine, Tape Op is independently published and was founded by Larry Crane in 1996.

Tape Op also runs a message board commonly referred to as the "TOMB" ("Tape Op Message Board").

History

The first magazines were published by photocopying, hand-stapling and spray painting the covers. In 1999, Crane added John Baccigaluppi, who assumed publishing duties and also served as Graphic Design Director. In 2004, the magazine expanded (under the business name Tape Op Magazine Limited) into the UK and Continental Europe, when publishers Alexander Lawson and Nadia Osta assumed publishing duties.

Management

Tape Op Magazine is mainly a volunteer effort, with a majority of the writers working in full or part-time engineering positions. Regular Contributors, called Senior Contributors, include: Jijith Assar, Mike Caffrey, Brendan Davies, Scott Evans, Geoff Farina, Allen Farmelo, Garrett Haines, Mike Jasper, Scott McChane (Assistant Gear Reviews Editor), Neil Mclellan, F. Reid Shippen, Kirt Shearer, Brian T. Silak, Steve Silverstein, Thom Monahan, Joel Hamilton, Andy Hong (Gear Reviews Editor), Hillary Johnson (Web Mistress), Alex Maiolo, Dana Gumbiner and Pete Weiss.

Tape

Tape may refer to:

Recording media

Étape

An étape or etape generally refers to a stage or leg of some sort, often in the context of cycling. Étape may also refer to:

Tape (surveying)

Tapes are used in surveying for measuring Horizontal, vertical or slope distances. Tapes are issued in various lengths and widths and graduated in variety of ways. The measuring tapes used for surveying purposes are classfied in 4 types according to the material from which they are manufactured: