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Originally Posted by Devildoubt  Really? That i did not know.
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I guess invent is a pretty strong word, because movies had been doing similar stuff, but he was one of the earliest innovators for sure:
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In 1948, Capitol Records released a recording that had begun as an experiment in Paul's garage, entitled "Lover (When You're Near Me)", which featured Paul playing eight different parts on electric guitar, some of them recorded at half-speed, hence "double-fast" when played back at normal speed for the master. ("Brazil", similarly recorded, was the B-side.) This was the first time that multi-tracking had been used in a recording (though such techniques were already in use in movie sound production). These recordings were made not with magnetic tape, but with acetate disks. Paul would record a track onto a disk, then record himself playing another part with the first. He built the multi-track recording with overlaid tracks, rather than parallel ones as he did later. There is no record of how many "takes" were needed before he was satisfied with one layer and moved on to the next.
Paul even built his own disc-cutter assembly, based on auto parts. He favored the flywheel from a Cadillac for its weight and flatness. Even in these early days, he used the acetate disk setup to record parts at different speeds and with delay, resulting in his signature sound with echoes and birdsong-like guitar riffs. When he later began using magnetic tape, the major change was that he could take his recording rig on tour with him, even making episodes for his 15-minute radio show in his hotel room. Later he worked with Ross Snyder in the design of the first 8 track recording deck (built for him by Ampex for his home studio.)[20] |
Also, Les is best known as a creator of beautiful guitars (I adore my ebony Les Paul Standard) and an inventor, but everyone should know how INCREDIBLE a player he was:
Showing off the Les Paulveriser"Chester and Lester"Playing his weekly gig in New York, he's 91 years old here.
