[78-L] Willie the Whale (was Changing Speeds) how did they do that?!

[Rodger Holtin]

Right - and it's the "speed they've calculated the new track needs to be recorded" at that is the big question for me.
 
Admittedly I have no idea why a dummy like me would be asking a math question when I won't be able to comprehend the answer, but still it's a fascinating subject.
 
It's also true that they had to do this with non-standard speeds, that is there was no such thing as simply doubling or halving or 78 to 45 etc etc.  It had to be infinitely variable, and surely that is covered in the Wizard of Oz documentary.

Rodger

For Best Results use Victor Needles.

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--- On Sat, 9/18/10, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:


From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
Subject: Re: [78-L] Willie the Whale (was Changing Speeds) how did they do that?!
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 3:13 PM


  On 9/18/2010 3:56 PM, Rodger Holtin wrote:
> In a similar subject germane to altering pitches by altering playback speeds for film or disc, I've often wondered how Disney manipulated Nelson Eddy to keep the tempo on tick

HEADPHONES!!  The orchestra track is played back at the speed they've 
calculated the new track needs to be recorded at.  As I mentioned 
earlier, there are recording session tracks in the audio sections of The 
Wizard of Oz which demonstrate how it is done.

Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com

> and still alter the voice quality from alley cat to basso profundo.  Amazing trickery for the  time, but any kid today can do it with a few mouse clicks.
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