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From: stuart@ssc-vax.UUCP (Stuart Lewis)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Speeding up the music
Message-ID: <203@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 13-Jun-84 14:28:28 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 13 14:28:28 1984
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As far as speeding up (or slowing down) pre-recording items over the air, it is
usually a matter of mal-adjustment of the machine.  Maintenance is very frequentat stations (tonearm cartridges are usually replaced every other week), and manymachines will slow down after getting very warm from constant use.  I've never
seen any broadcast turntables that had strobe lights (not to say there aren't
any), so the jock has no idea if the output is not exactly right - unless it is
subtly detectible.  

At one station I worked at I did a fill-in show from 6a.m. to noon on a Sunday
morning.  Well, the jock I relieved had to run some typical Sunday a.m. reli-
geous program from a reel to reel machine.  In between sips of coffee he would
casually reach over and either grab the back-up reel and stop the tape for shortspurts and blurbs, or spin the take-up reel to provide a few 'chipmunk' sounds!
He made it quite clear that he hated running that stuff!  hhhmmm? I wonder how
many people experienced true enlightenment from this program!?

				Stuart Lewis
				ssc-vax!stuart