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 [log in to unmask] 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 > > [log in to unmask] >