From cevallos Sent Fri, Dec 26th 1997, 00:43
From cevallos Sent Fri, Dec 26th 1997, 00:43
On Dec 25 1997, xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx said: >It *is* cut at one particular speed, and is therefore designed to play at this speed. I disagree. To me a DJ is somebody that plays with sound. As a DJ I use records to produce the sounds I want. Whether that means playing records at the *wrong* speed (33/45) or pitching them up or down -- I play the record to produce the sounds I want. What the original artist had in mind is irrelevant to me. Some artists like The Herbalizer and 2 Player even tell you to play their track "Secret Agent" at whatever speed you prefer. >For an artist or label to say that it can be played at any speed is dumb because in >most cases records were made at one speed and the artist has no real conception of >what it would sound like at such a difference in speed that there is between 33 an >45rpm. That's why I buy vinyl. I like being able to control the music... >Yeah, but before going ahead with mass pressings, the label gets test >pressings and then submits the artwork and sleeve info to reflect the >speed that the test pressing was cut at, (if they are happy with the >sound of it of course, otherwise it is cut again). Some records don't tell you what speed to play it at. >I know about how records are made, but what I was really saying was that >the listener has the right to listen to records as whatever speed they >like, whereas the artist only has the right (IMO) to tell you to listen >to the music at the speed they made it at (governed by the sleeve info). I disagree. An artist records music but I play it how I think it sounds best. Peace, Pedro Cevallos -- http://www.cat.net/~cevallos/