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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.

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. One of the most suitable and popular tape recorders to use for this was the Studer ReVox B77, with its cutting tool. Digital sampler machines were slowly putting tape-editing to the background, but for purists tape-editing remained very much alive. Nowadays most edits are made on computers using the same basic principle: copy, cut and paste.

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
"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
Lewis A. Martinee
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
Charlie Rosario Baby of Baby And Keys
Tolga Katas for Stevie B mostly
Delia Derbyshire from the Dr. Who theme song fame, probably the first female editor
Gail "Sky" King Female Editor
Holger Czukay
Paul Zinman
Cameron Paul Mixx-It label
Felix Sama
Tim "Spinning" Schomer
 Greg "ski" Royal
Eric "Moe" Rosenberg
Steve "chip chop" Gonsalez
Tuta Aquino
The Whiz Kids (Kevin & Wayne, a.k.a. DJ Crash & Life Walks, from South Florida)
The Dynamic Duo (Tommy Sozzi and Tommy Musto)
The Santana Twins (not related to Omar)
The Bomb Squad (real names presumably Dave Bottrill and )

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
Hens Zimmerman a.k.a. 37Hz, "hz" 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

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

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
Dave "The One" Mendez
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...)



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