Talk:Ride My See-Saw

genre?
Usually the box at the side states the genre of the piece.173.206.212.141 (talk) 02:19, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

This has been resolved... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.128.83.160 (talk) 05:18, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

8-track multitrack recording for a single
I am pretty sure that there are US-recorded hit singles from long before 1968 that made use of 8-track multi-track recording. Tom Dowd of Atlantic was using one in the late 1950's. Safer to say it was an early usage in the UK. History_of_multitrack_recording  Sojambi Pinola (talk) 02:40, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

Hey Jude is August, 1968. Recorded on 8-track at Trident. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.10.193.123 (talk) 03:58, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

The 8 track professional recorders used in studios in the 1960s and 1970s (see Multitrack recording) have no relation to the 8-track tape cartridges used at home by consumers. The professional format uses 1 inch tape on reels of 10.5 to 14 inches at speeds of 15 or 30 inches per second. The consumer 8 track systems use 1/4 inch tape at 3.75 inches per second in an endless loop cartridge.

The first 8 track professional recorders were built by Ampex in California in the late 1950s. Demand for these machines was very limited and only a handful were made until 1967. Starting at that time the machines became common in the top American studios. By 1968 there were several in London studios as well. Days of Future Passed was recorded by bouncing tracks between 2 different 4 track machines. Decca UK obtained their first 8 track machine sometime during 1968 or 1969. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rondo66 (talk • contribs) 02:15, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

Removed the false information about 8 track technology from the article. A previous editor linked to the article about 8 track cartridges and clearly did not understand the difference between the professional and consumer formats described above. Also the 8 track professional format was not used on Days of Future Passed.