[78-L] transfer of acoustic vocalions & 8tracks.com for sharing

[Stephanie Gaynor]

Michael, thank you for advice about detecting pitch.  

I find it very difficult to determine the right speed by ear.  I will make another set at 78rpm and post them beside the first round.

There are a few examples of Billy Jones' voice online for me to compare as well.

I so appreciate the depth of knowledge on this forum.

Regards, Stephanie

--- On Sat, 1/9/10, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] transfer of acoustic vocalions & 8tracks.com for sharing
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 12:46 AM
> From: "martha" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
> >>> They sound good! I'm slowing them down by
> 2.5%, which comes
> >>> to 78rpm, to make Billy Jones sound like
> himself on Moxie. The
> >>> instrumentals seem to be about the same.
> Thanks for sharing !
> 
> Stephanie Gaynor wrote:
> >> thank you! Do you think 80rpm is the right speed?
> martha posts
> >> that they are too fast. 
> 
> > In this kind of music I do not believe I would be able
> to tell if
> > such a slight difference in speed would be correct or
> not.
> > joe salerno
> 
> Martha's note about Billy Jones' voice on Moxie sounding
> too high is
> absolutely correct.  And I think most of the others
> would sound more
> natural a little slower as well.  Joe is right that
> instrumentals are
> difficult, but I listen to the voices, and then the vibrato
> on the
> instruments.  
> 
> What most of us have been finding over the years that when
> the companies
> said they recorded at 80--like Columbia--they actually
> recorded at 78. 
> When they said they recorded at 78--like Victor--they
> recorded at 76. 
> Rarely did they record faster than they said they
> did.  
> 
> Edison's are usually correct at 80 with cylinders at 160,
> but Joe
> Pengelly did a report on a late Edison recording which had
> originated on
> lateral disc, and was also issued on Diamond Disc and Blue
> Amberol.  He
> spent YEARS searching for this trio of records!!!  He
> found that none of
> the three would sync with the other two at the advertised
> speeds, so we
> might not be able to even trust Edison!  
> 
> And the photos are also great!
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Stephanie Gaynor wrote:
> >>>> Hi, I mostly lurk and search 78-L but I
> wanted to share my
> >>>> latest set of transfers. Last week, I
> finished digitizing
> >>>> and restoring these 10 sides. I have only
> 5 of these
> >>>> "red wax" Vocalions in my collection --
> and a few have
> >>>> obvious groove damage so I did the best I
> could.
> >>>> Here is the link to the 8tracks.com mix I
> uploaded: 
> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/yhonkkt
> >>>> 8tracks.com allows you to create mixes for
> sharing as
> >>>> streamed internet radio. 
> >>>> And here is the link to individual mp3
> files more pix
> >>>> and details on the digital transfer &
> noise reduction. 
> >>>> http://www.stephsrecordsale.com/78s/voc.html
> >>>> As always I curious to know what you think
> -- positive
> >>>> and negative.  Best,  Stephanie
> 
> 
> 
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