Klarinet Archive - Posting 000248.txt from 1998/09

From: Floyd Williams <f.williams@-----.au>
Subj: [kl] Re: turntable fluctuation
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 04:20:10 -0400

Roger(and Ed),
the best turntables today are belt driven and cost upwards of $us25,000.
There are many in the USA that are c.2-5000 dollars. Speed fluctuation
would not be a problem with these turntables.

Roger Garrett wrote:
>
> On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:
> > On Sun, 6 Sep 1998, Roger Garrett wrote:
> > > When an American orchestra and a the Vienna Philharmonic are played back
> > > on the same machine, why is the European orchestra A446 and the American
> > > orchestra A441?
> >
> > Because at some point or points in the process of recording, mastering,
> > producing the final products, and playing them back, there was
> > insufficient quality control in setting the speeds of some of the
> > machinery involved. Remember, A=440 or A=446 or anything else is of
> > essentially no consequence to a recording engineer, and much less so to
> > someone working in a factory which produced records. It is only musicians
> > which consider the question so critical, and who much suffer the
> > consequences if the pitch rises.
>
> A more probable answer is that the orchestras are at different pitches.
> This occurs on nearly every recording I have......numbering well into the
> hundreds.
>
> A440 and A446 are an INCREDIBLE difference to a recording engineer. Not
> only am I one, my friend Roar Shaad at Illinois State University is one
> and an excellent musician to boot.
>
> Any factory producing recordings that are out of tune would not be
> released.....too many conductors would notice the differnce and not allow
> the production to be released. There are simply too many quality checks
> along the way to allow for such a major screw-up.
>
> from that of a record. This all tends to be much more constant on
--
Floyd Williams
Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
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