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Tape editing is the art of manipulating the sequence of sounds on audiotape by cutting the tape and rearranging and splicing together the pieces. At one time, tape editing was a popular and influential technique with musicians. Its influence is still apparent in current music, but the technique itself has fallen out of use since audio editing shifted to the digital domain. Methods and media for sound recording are varied and have undergone significant changes between the first time sound was actually recorded for later playback until now. ...
History of audio tape editing
Back in the 1980's music pioneers created spectacular sound-effects by using a reel-to-reel tape recorder and a splicing set. Digital sampler machines had already put tape-editing to the background, but for purists tape-editing was still very much alive. Nowadays most edits are made on computers using the same basic principle: copy, cut and paste. A Sony TC-630 reel-to-reel recorder, once a common household object. ...
Herb Powers Jr. note;
- After ten years with Frankford/Wayne, Powers moved to another mastering plant, the Hit Factory. He now operates Herb Powers House of Sound, his own Manhattan mastering plant. "Because of being a businessman and having so much pressure on me from the managerial standing and engineering and clients and everything, my work load has increased dramatically - I hate to say it, but I probably won't get a chance to cut any more. Cutting takes a lot of time, it's a very intense skill. I'm trying to train my assistant to be as good as I was. There needs to be some new good mastering engineer who knows how to cut records. Just like I think there's still a need for people to learn how to edit tapes with a razor blade. I have digital editors, I have the whole nine yards, I have computer editing systems, but I still walk over to a tape with a razor blade and people go like, "You're gonna cut that?!?" I say; "Hey, I've been doing this for 20 years, that's how we used to do it." I'm from the older school, and I'm working with all the newer gear, and it's a matter of trying to keep my guys that I have brought in here to know the old. If you know the old, you're going to do better with the new." ( borrowed with permission from http://www.disco-disco.com/tributes/herbie.html )
Analog Tape Editors A list of better known analog tape editors, many of which are the (often unsung) heroes of this art-form.
Giorgio Moroder Born in Ortisei, Val Gardena, Italy. Started cutting tape in early 1970s
Walter Gibbons
Shep Pettibone
Albert Cabrera (The Latin Rascals) a.k.a. Ser (of Ser & Duff) a.k.a. One Rascal
Tony Moran (The Latin Rascals) a.k.a. Peter Duff (of Ser & Duff)
Arthur Baker
Tolga Katas for Stevie B mostly
"Little" Louie Vega
Herbie Powers Junior :-) a.k.a. Herb "The Dude" Powers Jr.
Carlton Batts
Patrick Joseph Cowley he used 8-track and regular 2-track
Jay Burnett
John "Jellybean" Benitez
Kurtis "Mantronik" Kahleel
Omar Santana a.k.a. Oh Oh Omar
Charlie "Dee" Diaz
Carlos "Creativity" Berrios a.k.a. Carlos "AfterDark" Berrios
José "Chep" Nuñez S.O.S. Enterprises, a.k.a. Chep "Beat Junkie" Nunez
Roger Pauletta
Ted Currier a.k.a. Det Reirruc
Luis Martinez
Francois Kevorkian
Tony "Dr. Edit" Garcia
Mike Lorello
Oscar "Dutch" Pabon
Eric "Chunky" Ponce
Elvin Molina
Mickey Garcia
Robert Alecca a.k.a. Bob/Bobby Alecca
Mauro P. DeSantis
Delia Derbyshire from the Dr.Who theme song fame, probably the first female editor
Holger Czukay
Paul Zinman
Cameron Paul Mixx-It label
Felix Sama
Gail "Sky" King Female Editor
Tim "Spinning" Schomer
Greg "ski" Royal
Eric "Moe" Rosenberg
Steve "chip chop" Gonsalez
Charlie Rosario Baby of Baby And Keys
Lewis A. Martinee
The Whiz Kids (Kevin & Wayne, a.k.a. DJ Crash & Life Walks, from South Florida)
Tuta Aquino
The Dynamic Duo (Tommy Sozzi and Tommy Musto)
The Santana Twins (not related to Omar)
The Bomb Squad (real names presumably Dave Bottrill and ???)
Giorgio Moroder Giorgio Moroder (born April 26, 1940 in Ortisei, Italy) is a German-speaking Italian record producer, songwriter and performer, whose groundbreaking work with synthesizers during the 1970s was a significant influence on techno and electronic music in general. ...
The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...
Tolga Katas began his career as a rock singer, then left the spotlight to become a behind-the-scenes independent record producer and promoter. ...
Patrick J Cowley (b October 19, 1950 Buffalo, New York - d November 12, 1982 San Francisco, California) Disco and Hi-NRG dance music composer and recording artist. ...
from the low lands... Dick Raaijmakers a.k.a. Kid Baltan, Philips Natlab, NL. Started in the early 1960s
André van Duin
Ferry Maat
Frits Van Swoll
Ben Liebrand
Rutger "Rutti" Kroese
Peter Slaghuis
Julius Thyssen a.k.a. jult, J.B. Thijssen, "jt" from jthz.com
Ruud van Rijen a.k.a. RvR
Lex van Coeverden
Jean-Paul Peek a.k.a. Funkafilia, half of The Stereo Slicers
Diederick "Deedz" van der Nat
Steve Rachmad
Mark Hemmer He did cuts on The Revellettes' "The Only 1"
Peter Duykersloot
Marco Roosink
The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...
Ben Liebrand (1960 Nijmegen, Netherlands) is a Dutch DJ and remixer. ...
Most of the above-mentioned analog tape editors moved their trade towards the digital domain and no longer cut actual tape, but there are some who started out digitally and these are mentioned next:
Digital Editors Dave "The One" Mendez
Jeff Cruz the other half of The Stereo Slicers
Steve "The RaZor" Picardi
JP Luijsterburg a.k.a. JPL
Gerwin "Gershwin" Janssen
Rascal Revenge from Berlin
DJ JW
Freddy "The Edit" Rivera of EditzPlanet.com
Felix Figueroa a.k.a Commander Felix "ThePhlexican" Figueroa, "Professor Phlex", of EditzPlanet.com
Joey "Danger" Altura
DJ HecTech
DJ Patrice from Paris
Martin "DJ Paradise" Santiago
Maor Lubin from Israel
Avalanche from Brazil
Dawn "Dayer" Mackenzie
C.J. "As One" or "A-1 Productions" Shaver
Dominique Torti
Stig Lysebo from Norway
Editors In Training Robert "Young Boriqua" Boike
Steven "PRPrince" Martinez
Lourdes Velasquez
DJ C-Zer
Quintessential Milestones Of Editing... - Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles (1967, EMI)
- Confusion - New order (1982/1983/1984 remixes)
- Happy Station - Fun Fun (1983, Ben Liebrand)
- Loveride (dubride) - Nuance (1984, Latin Rascals)
- True Blue (The Color Mix) - Madonna (1986, Edited by Latin Rascals)
- Hooked On You (Diamond Dub Version) - Sweet Sensation (1986, re-released 1988, The Diamond Two; Charlie Diaz & Omar Santana)
- Take It While It's Hot (Only Omar's Dub) - Sweet Sensation (1988, Omar Santana)
- Together Forever (Berrios Beats) - Lisette Melendez (1991, Carlos "After Dark" Berrios)
Chep Nuñez' Work Music releases he worked on:
Do What You Want - 2 In A Room
Don't Turn Your Back On Love - Kristin Baio
Last Chance - Cyré
Don't Take Your Love - Lydia 'Lee' Love
Randy - Little Suzy (Fever Records, 1988)
Never Gonna Let You Go - Chandra Simmons
Yo No Sé - Pajama Party
Strictly Business (Vocal Mix) - EPMD
All & All (Take Twelve) - Joyce Sims
Come Into My Life (Club Version) - Joyce Sims
Lifetime Love (Hard Club Mix) - Joyce Sims
Bassline - Mantronix
Electronic Energy Of... (LP Version) - Mantronix
Join Me Please (Noise It Up Mix) - Mantronix
King Of The Beats - Mantronix
Listen To The Bass Of Get Stupid Fresh (part 2) - Mantronix
Music Madness (LP Version) - Mantronix
Scream (Club Version) - Mantronix
Scream (Jack N Chill Mix) - Mantronix
Sing A Song (Vocal) - Mantronix
We Control The Dice (LP Version) - Mantronix
Who Is It (Freestyle USA Club Mix) - Mantronix
Summertime, Summertime - Nocera
Open Up Your Heart (12" Dance Mix) - Raiana Page
Come Back Lover (Club Version) - Richard Valentine
Don't Lock Me Out (Super Bass Club Mix) - Terry Billy
I Said It I Meant It - Carolyn Porter (Atlantic Records, 1987)
Jump Back - Dhar Braxton (Sleeping Bag Records, 1986)
Passsion And Pain - Deborah Sasson (1989, presumably one of his last cuts...)
External links ReVox is a brand name of Swiss audio equipment created by Studer in the 1950s. ...
Downloadable Related Media - The first "Bushwhacked" MP3 file
- The second "Bushwhacked" MP3 file and movie
- video excerpt multi-edit #1
- video excerpt multi-edit #2
- video excerpt multi-edit #3
- Dave The One Mendez Digital Cut Up Video
Related websites - Freestylemusic Artist Interviews
- Cutting Records NYC!
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