Klarinet Archive - Posting 000300.txt from 1998/09

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: turntable fluctuation
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 15:15:49 -0400

Floyd is correct regarding the turntables......I was really referring to
professional and consumer grade turntables available for standard use.

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Wed, 9 Sep 1998, Rob Hughes wrote:

> Are you serious, 25 thousand US dollars for a turntable? I could buy a new Ford
> Taurus and have enough left for dinnner and drinks! I have nothing against
> audiophiles, but that kind of spending is really ridiculous.
>
> Rob Hughes
>
> Floyd Williams wrote:
>
> > 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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