Editing Multitrack recording (section)

==History==
{{Main|History of multitrack recording}}
The process was conceived and developed by [[Ross S. Snyder|Ross Snyder]] at [[Ampex]] in 1955 resulting in the first Sel-Sync machine, an 8-track machine which used one-inch tape. This 8-track recorder was sold to the American guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor [[Les Paul]] for $10,000.<ref>[http://recordist.com/ampex/mp3/octopus.history.56.m3u Ross Snyder interviewed by Howard Sanner about the history of Les Paul's eight track Ampex 300 and Sel-Sync], 11 March 2000, Recordist.com</ref>  It became known as the Octopus. Les Paul, [[Mary Ford]] and [[Patti Page]] used the technology in the late 1950s to [[overdubbing|enhance vocals and instruments]]. From these beginnings, it evolved in subsequent decades into a mainstream recording technique.