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Old 1st Feb 2021, 9:56 pm   #24
jamesperrett
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Default Re: King Tubby on Radio 4

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Originally Posted by knobtwiddler View Post
Not sure if they did it this way in Kingston, but I know that for making extended disco mixes, producers in NY would typically mix to 2-track master in the same way as Jammy, live on the desk. They would then listen back to a 40-minute mix, noting locate points for the best sections. They would then don block and blade, making a compendium of the best sections. No room for error!
For the ones I've transferred I think they just pushed a chinagraph pencil against the head at each edit point while the tape was playing. There are plenty of edits in some 12" mixes.
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