Hello Bob.

19 May 03 13:45, you wrote to me:

 RT>>> Just to report on my using GoldWave to "convert"
a 16 2/3 LP
 RT>>> played at 33 1/3  speed to a state where it sounds, like it
 RT>>> should, ie. replays at correct  speed, well to the best of my
 RT>>> knowledge it worked very well, unfortunately I  don't have a 16
 RT>>> 2/3's player to be able to compare what I have and how it
 RT>>> sounded when played back as intended.

 BA> I *might* have one somewhere around here.  I know I used to have one.
 BA> IIRC that speed was mostly used for vocal transcriptions such as
 BA> speeches or readings, it's too slow for any reasonable high frequency
 BA> response.  A similar problem existed with the 1.875 ips tape speed in
 BA> reel-to-reel tape recorders, I have a machine that will do it but the
 BA> fidelity isn't too good (compared to 7.5 ips).

You are luchier than I.:-)

 BA> I *can* do 33.33, 45, and four flavors of 78 (76.16 thru 80) - the
 BA> nominal 78 rpm wasn't really a standard and different manufacturers
 BA> used different speeds (Edison used 80 rpm).  I can also do 16"
 BA> diameter transcriptions (if I ever manage to find a place to set up
 BA> the turntable).

I have two turntables that can do 45 and 33.33, and one that will only do 
33.33. :-(( Nothing for 78's. :-((((

Russell

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