My understanding, and I may be wrong, was that recording tape was first
used in Germany around 1938, and the General Goering used it to record
other Party members as a means of blackmail-Drew
 
Drew Halevy
Department of History
University of Arkansas
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On Sun, 18 Sep 1994, Dave Spiceland wrote:
 
>      What we now know as audio tape recording developed shortly after
> World War II. That processmade physical editing of audio much easier.
>      I've always been curious how audio editing was done before tape
> recording (I assume wire recording was ineffective). Audio editing was
> especially critical for animation where the audio (dialogue and music)
> was usually completed before the video.
>      I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who's familiar with
> specific audio equipment and/or situations for film or animation.
>
> Dave Spiceland
> Appalachian State University
> Boone, North Carolina  28608
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