16 RPM Vinyl records

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Andries394
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16 RPM Vinyl records

Post by Andries394 »

I have a 16 RPM vinyl record, by my player can only play 16, 45 and 78 rpm records.
Can I play and record a song at 33 RPM and then slow it down with Goldwave?
Gord
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Re: 16 RPM Vinyl records

Post by Gord »

If the slowest speed of your turntable is 33 RPM then you could record the "chipmunk" version at that speed, then use

Effect > Time Warp...

with

Change: 50%
Algorithm: "Rate"

Give that a try and let us know how it goes.
mathyou9
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Re: 16 RPM Vinyl records

Post by mathyou9 »

Another way is to record at a higher sampling rate (e.g., 88,200 Hz) and then simply change the playback rate to 50% of the original (44,100 Hz.)

Effect > Playback Rate...

Processing-wise, this method is quicker since the waveform doesn't get processed; it just changes the playback attributes. But that's kind of a moot point since the Time Warp rate feature is a pretty quick process anyway.
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Re: 16 RPM Vinyl records

Post by GoldWave Inc. »

Recording at the higher sampling rate would give better quality too (provided your hardware actually records at the higher rate). You'd essentially get a 44100Hz quality file rather than a 22050Hz file resampled to 44100Hz.

Chris
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