Hi Shai. What software/method are you using to do the re-pitching?
Cheers,
Ellis Burman
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Shai Drori <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> BTW, I play them on a modern turntable and repitch later.
> Cheers
> Shai
>
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 10:23 PM, Brandon R Burke <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Steve,
> >
> > Perhaps a silly question..
> >
> > Like Shai, I understand these to be Audograph discs. Is the Flexopgraph
> an
> > altogether different technology or name of the machine that committed
> > information to Audograph discs?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brandon
> >
> > ---------------------------
> > Brandon Burke
> > Archivist for Recorded Sound Collections
> > Hoover Institution Library and Archives
> > Stanford University
> > Stanford, CA 94305-6010
> > vox: 650.724.9711
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> > ________________________________________
> > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <
> > [log in to unmask]> on behalf of Steven Smolian <
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> > Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 1:40 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Translucent Blue Plastic Flexi-Discs - What do
> you
> > know about these?
> >
> > These are dictation discs for the Gray Flexograph.
> >
> > They are constant linear speed and require a special playback machine.
> > When played on an ordinary turntable, they appear to start at one speed
> and
> > end up at a way different one.
> >
> > I have the machine and have transferred quite a number of these.
> >
> > Steve Smolian
> > Smolian Sound Studios
> > 301-694-5134
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
> > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karl E. Fitzke
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 3:34 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Translucent Blue Plastic Flexi-Discs - What do you
> > know about these?
> >
> > Happy New Year, everyone.
> >
> > A fellow Cornell Library employee just asked me what I might know the
> type
> > of disks they just found a stack of in a box of archival submissions
> > (french lessons?). Short of my experience with cereal box records as a
> kid
> > and magazine inserts later in life, not much. Here are some photos.
> >
> > https://cornell.box.com/s/6yclc1zn7padx02o4ejll083etem0ohg
> >
> > Without looking closely, I'm guessing that they play inside to out, based
> > on the blank material on the outside of some of them. And that the
> > technology enabled multiple but independent tracks, i.e. that don't
> > necessarily play one after the other. The keyed spindle must prevent
> these
> > lightweight discs from slipping. The few disks I looked at are only
> > one-sided, but there are designations of "1" and "2" cut into them.
> >
> > Anyone have a machine made to play these? Would it be foolish to try
> with
> > a standard turntable (after some closer inspection of the groove to make
> > sure it doesn't require the turntable to revolve in the other direction)?
> >
> > As always, I'm grateful for the community to consult here!
> >
> > -Karl
>
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