Copper


Issue 100

Issue 100Opening Salvo

This holiday season marks a major milestone for the magazine – the 100th issue of Copper! I’m thrilled to be a part of it (and have been reading it since Issue 1)...

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Celebrating Cartoon Bob

Issue 100FEATURED

Our Bob D’Amico aka Cartoon Bob has been with Copper since the first issue was minted. He was profiled in Issue 27 and in addition to being a wonderful artist is, like most of...

The Sound of Microphones, Redux

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 100MUSIC

Specifically, Neumann LDCs, or large diaphragm condensers. You know how they sound. Everybody knows how they sound. They’re the most ubiquitous recording mics there are. But just in case: You...

Erna

Issue 100MUSIC'AL NOTES

As some readers may have noticed, the tales I write are stories of my life. Some of them, including the one below, are about my family history. My father, born...

Jewel of California

Issue 100PARTING SHOT

La Jolla Cove, California. B. Jan Montana drove his 1931 Cadillac V-16 here during the 2019 Concours d'Elegance.

Bob Dylan at the Beacon Theater, November 27, 2019

Issue 100TWISTED SYSTEMS

All Along the MayflowerBob Dylan at the Beacon Theater, November 27, 2019 I am still on a writing sabbatical because I have to finish my first book [about the rock...

Rarities and Remembrances

Issue 100TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

This TMT will appear in Copper #100 on December 16, 2019. Happy Anniversary to Copper and to all the fine people who make it happen! What you’re reading is not my 100th column for Copper; I started...

Talking Heads: This Ain't No Fooling Around

Issue 100OFF THE CHARTS

Recently I had the pleasure of seeing the live show David Byrne’s American Utopia on Broadway (more on that later), and it gave me the urge to revisit the weird and wonderful...

Guillaume Dufay

Issue 100SOMETHING OLD / SOMETHING NEW

In the days when Jan Van Eyck and his ilk were painting lush portraits and still lifes in the Netherlands, the same patrons who supported visual arts also poured their...

It's Hip to be Square

Issue 100AUDIO ANTHROPOLOGY

I’ll bet this amplifier sounds good! From Radio-TV Experimenter, Spring 1961.   Header image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/User: Omegatron.

Looking to the Future, Revisiting the Past

Issue 100TO BE DETERMINED

With this issue we celebrate Copper Magazine’s 100th issue, which is quite a milestone of success for any publication. Here’s to the magazine’s continued prosperity in the future, under the guidance of...

Contemplating Eternity

Issue 100QUIBBLES AND BITS

When I first started writing for Copper, my mandate was to write about digital audio. Frankly, I wasn’t sure how long Copper was going to last, but it seemed pretty...

John Meyer, Part Two

Issue 100THE COPPER INTERVIEW

To recap from Part One (Issue 99): John Meyer is a pioneer in the field of sound reinforcement. Meyer Sound equipment is used by a who’s who of artists, in touring...

Variations on a Theme of 1/4-Inch Tape

Issue 100REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE

In our previous episode, we had a look at the history of magnetic recording. This time, I shall focus specifically on 1/4-inch tape and the mind-boggling number of applications it...

KRIZ-AM Phoenix, "Rockin' In the Valley of the ...

Issue 100TRUE-LIFE RADIO TALES

In 1973 Phoenix was hard for me to figure. Didn’t seem to be much there there. Soon after I arrived in town to start work at KRIZ (now KOY) I got...

New York Audio Show 2019 Report: Part Two

Issue 100FEATURED

Part One of this report appeared in Issue 99. As noted in that installment: I don’t make definitive sonic judgments at shows; there are too many variables, the room being the...

The Gift

Issue 100MUSIC TO MY EARS

My dear wife Diana is one of those who begin buying Christmas presents in April. Yes I know it’s annoying. But how lucky is that girl? She has Christmas in...