Copper

Written by Frank Doris From the Museum of the Hard to Believe: a 1970s ADC Accutrac 4000, featuring computerized playback of any track, even in random order! The 4000 had... Read more...

Under My Skin: An Interview With Journalist Elise Krentzel

As a direct representative of an era steeped in glitz and glamor, journalist Elise Krentzel’s journey through the entangled jungle of rock music is one of dreams, determination, and perseverance.... Read more...

The Colors of Music: Synesthetic Artist Melissa McCracken Sees and Paints What She Hears, Part One

We’ll begin this article by having artist Melissa McCracken give us a short introduction to synesthesia and how it inspires her artwork. Melissa McCracken: Synesthesia is a neurological condition in... Read more...

The Times They Are a-Changin’!

I’ve been absent for a couple of issues, and I wanted to let everyone know that I haven’t completely faded away…at least, not yet! In previous issues of Copper, I’d... Read more...

Confessions of a CD Addict, Circa 1986

File under “what comes around, goes around.” I wrote the following unpublished piece in 1986, found unexpectedly after going through old computer files. The deja vu of my music consumption... Read more...

Breaking News: HD Vinyl Enters Bankruptcy (and Some Thoughts On Vinyl Manufacturing)

Over the past 130 years or so, very little has changed in disk recording, mastering and record manufacturing. The shift from acoustic recording to electrical recording took place in the... Read more...

High-Quality Audio In Clubland

When was the last time you went to a really trendy dance club? How about one that caters to an in-the-know young crowd? What about one of New York City’s... Read more...

T.H.E. Show 2022 Report, Part Two

The reasons for audio shows are basically to sell product. Am I being too cynical? Perhaps, but almost everyone involved needs to have a positive ROI (return on investment), a... Read more...

Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part 21: The Best Private Members Club…Ever

With the myriad changes which have inevitably affected audio pursuits over the years – the return of vinyl, the decline in the numbers of print magazines and hi-fi shops –... Read more...

Duncan Sheik: From Barely Breathing to Broadway and Beyond

Some of the most interesting paths in music (and in life for that matter) come with winding turns and heading into peaks and valleys. Few know that better than Duncan... Read more...

Floating Over CES

It was explained to me that Penthouse magazine would not be using manufacturer’s product shots, because they did not want “Technomania’s” content to look like any other magazines. (The story of how they... Read more...

On The Road: Recording The Stars in a Golden Era of Live Music, By David W. Hewitt

When it comes to live albums, many music fans have a wide variety of personal favorites. A large cross-section of top choices would likely include recordings from David Bowie, Jackson... Read more...

Digital in an Analog World

We are greatly saddened to report the passing of Chris Sommovigo on August 15, 2022, from a cardiac event. He was most recently associated with Black Cat Cables, and had... Read more...

Pure Distortion

Where the Streets Have No Name

You want me to go where? Taken at Fort Bragg, California. Read more...

My Retail Customers: Of Chalk and Cheese

Working in retail perhaps may better be thought of as a portal to another world, another dimension of possibilities and unexpected outcomes. I thought it would be fun to share... Read more...

Octave Records Releases The Complete Bach Cello Suites by Zuill Bailey on Vinyl LP

PS Audio’s Octave Records label is honored to tell everyone that The Complete Bach Cello Suites by world-renowned cellist Zuill Bailey is now available as a four-LP vinyl box set... Read more...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part 28

Written by B. Jan Montana It was after 10 when Chip shook me awake the next morning. “Take a shower, Montana, Candy will soon have breakfast ready.” I... Read more...

Around the World In 80 Lathes, Part 20

By the 1970s, disk recording had pretty much disappeared from all sectors, with the sole exception of cutting masters for the industrial manufacturing of vinyl records. Radio stations had moved... Read more...

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