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July 1st 04, 05:46 AM

July 1st 04, 04:19 PM

Mark Howell wrote:
On 1 Jul 2004 00:15:17 GMT, (Christopher C.
Stacy) wrote:

What does "cut a tape" mean, and why and where does that come from?

It means "record" a tape. I suspect the origin is from the days
before magnetic recording, when recordings were made mechanically on
discs, literally "cut" into the disc by a stylus.

Perhaps also at least in part a reference to the days when one literally
cut (and spliced) tape as part of the recording/production process.

(To think we now have a generation of radio folks who have never had
to splice tape...)

-Shawn Mamros
E-mail to: mamros -at- mit dot edu

July 7th 04, 07:40 PM

In article , says...

On 1 Jul 2004 00:15:17 GMT, (Christopher C.
Stacy) wrote:

What does "cut a tape" mean, and why and where does that come from?

It means "record" a tape. I suspect the origin is from the days
before magnetic recording, when recordings were made mechanically on
discs, literally "cut" into the disc by a stylus.

To this day many people refer to the tracks on a CD as "cuts." Old
linguistic habits die hard.

It's arguable that the pits on a regular CD (not a CD-R) are "cut"
(althoug some say "burned") at mastering time. So the terminology is not
far-fetched at all when applied to mass-replicated CDs.

Tape is another matter.

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