Tape Hiss is a letter from inside a working sound studio.
This is where I share the records I keep returning to, the music taking shape in my own practice — including an ambient album I’m building piece by piece — and studio work I’m proud of, made for people who care about how it gets made.
Each issue comes with something to listen to — sometimes a piece I’m working on, sometimes a record I can’t stop playing. Every other Friday, short enough to read with coffee.
I’m Chad Michael Snavely — a sound designer, composer, and producer based in Nashville. I run Sound On // Sound Off, a studio focused on long-form audio: podcast editing and mixing, indie film scoring, sound design, and audiobook production. This newsletter is the quieter, more personal counterpart to that work.
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— Chad
