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Multitrack recording
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology
Multitrack recording · As early as around 1950, Les Paul recorded parts over one another by copying from one tape recorder to another. At Ampex, Ross Snyder devised a way to record on a second track while hearing the first in sync. In 1957, Les Paul received the first eight-track recorder. With it, a band no longer had to play all at once: every part could be recorded separately, redone and mixed later. Pop music thus became something you build in layers, with dozens of voices and instruments that were never together in one room.
Listening
Listening tip. Try to count the layers: how many voices and instruments do you hear that could not possibly have been played live at the same time?
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