Hi, Tom,
Azimuth, speed, and EQ need to be adjusted for each tape, if possible.
Good resampling algorithms are fairly transparent, but if you don't have
to do a brutal digital process, why do it? It all depends. One of my
clients likes it that we can pitch the tapes for him in the analog domain.
Cheers,
Richard
On 2011-01-28 8:30 PM, Tom Fine wrote:
> Here's another question -- why does hyper-accuracy matter in the age
> of digital pitch correction? Wow and flutter still matter, but if a
> tape transfers a few cents slow or fast, why not just correct it in
> the digital realm? You'll probably do better there than relying on a
> mechanical transport pulling tape to make a small speed adjustment.
>
> Also, older tapes won't be hyper speed-accurate anyway. Old machines
> were more loosey-goosey even when new and I'm sure every old-school
> person on this list has power-line-frequency horror stories from back
> in the day.
>
> To me, this is another one of those things where measurement and
> scientific processes only go so far in regards to music, versus using
> trained ears (or a tuning fork) to make sure something sounds in tune.
> And, knowing whether your machine is running exactly to speed is only
> so useful, since you're at the mercy of the original recorder's speed
> accuracy when you're doing playback for a transfer or dub.
>
>
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