From martin wood Sent Tue, May 25th 1999, 16:57
From martin wood Sent Tue, May 25th 1999, 16:57
definitely, music is subjective anyway....im looking forward to the integration of java into embedded systems, so that you can write your own controller for digital (and analogue as well, i spose) devices...being able to tweak the cd-players error correction algorithm has got to be a good thing... sorry ....going off on one a bit.... david turgeon wrote: > > its a shame that record players dont all come with a 25 rpm mode or > > something, cos loads of stuff sounds much better slow...like in-sync : the > > calling....absolutely amazing at 33...(cheers graham) > > i've seen an old turntable that came with 16 rpm & (obviously) 78 rpm > switches, as well as the usual 33/45 combo. however, its sound is > pretty damn crappy & the thing cannot really used for anything other > than noise, so i don't know if there's specific models which can still > be used today. however, it makes some records sound quite > outerworldish. an old womack & womack 45, for example, can sound quite > dark & menacing at 16 rpm. > > & as for 78, that's instant drum n bass or instant hardcore for ya. > > i'm beginning to think that no one should put the "right" bpm on > abstract electronic records. it's always so subject to interpretation. > plus it's like having 2 records in one (or 4 if you have the 16/78 > switch). > > -- > david turgeon at http://www.notype.com