How did music producers physically cut and glue together audio tapes before digital recorders were invented?

Question

To my knowledge, before the use of computers in audio recording, to cut out errors etc. producers had to physically cut the tape from the analogue recorder and glue it back together. Especially the last part I can’t really comprehend. How do you glue together two loose ends of a tape without any overlapping exactly at the right place and without hearing any errors, stutters or something on the final recording?

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Answer 1

With tape.

You cut the audio tape, butt the two ends together, and then stick adhesive tape over the cut. The best devices cut the tape on an angle to prevent making a “pop” on the splice. {[example on eBay](https://www.ebay.com/itm/175867949707 ), no I’m not the seller}