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jun 30, 1949 - Sound on Sound

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In 1949 Les Paul was given a Ampex 200A from Bing Crosby. Les Paul created ‘Sound on Sound’ recording using this machine by adding an additional playback heads. This allowed him to play along with a previously recorded track, both of which were mixed together on to a new track.

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jun 30, 1949
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~ 76 years ago

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