[peel] Re: Tape 1

[RobF]

With the 16-4-79 (part) show I just digitised, I was lucky as it starts with Teenage Kicks so I had an excellent reference point for speed correction (increased 50 cents in SoundForge Pitchshift).

The batch of tapes I have is a mix of branded C90's, C120's and factory-pressed promo cassettes that have been taped over. The 16-4-79 tape as mentioned was taped over "Solid Gold Motown" AND had "Paul Gambaccini 30/9/78" written in biro on both sides, so the Peel show is the 3rd occupant of the tape!

So, given that mix of variables over 400 tapes, I don't think we can really expect anyone to oversee mastering of them all. I'm sure those who have volunteered to rip will do their best!
 
> Any chance of sharing this with us, Alan, please ?
> 
> I performed a similar multi-part speed correction on the
> old 790719 tape (Russians session) - it took quite a while.
> 
> That begs the question about the current 400 Box transfer
> project : 
> 
> Are the tapes just going to be released to the great
> world public complete with helium-voiced Peely and bad editing etc ?
> Or could some sort of 'centralised' remastering be done to create
> the definitive FLAC/MP3 ? Otherwise we could end up with loads of
> remaster versions, some of them good, some bad, no standard ....
> 
> Much as I enjoy tinkering with Audacity,
> it could take me (and others) years to remaster 400 tapes !
> 
> Bye
> Donny Dolby
> 
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Ford" <alan@...> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone else noticed that this show (7/7/78) seems to run a bit 
> fast?
> > I slowed it down by 2.5% using Audacity, but noticed that after 
> about 1 hour it seems to speed up again. 
> > Presumably the tape is a C120, so maybe it speeds up after the tape 
> flip.
> > From 1:03.44 (the Dick G back-announce) to the end I've slowed it 
> by a further 2.5%
> > I'm listening again now and it's still not perfect, but sounds much 
> better to my cloth ears.
> > 
> > Presumably the original show was two hours.
> > The 10:25 timecheck comes after 14 mins, so there's 11 mins missing 
> from the beginning of the show.
> > The final pips come at 1:44
> > 1:44 + 11 = 1:55
> > Unless my logic/maths are flawed (surely not), there's still 
> another 5 mins missing.
> > Surely it's not running that fast!?
> > 
> > Alan
> > 
> > 
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Steve Walsh 
> >   To: peel@yahoogroups.com 
> >   Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:27 AM
> >   Subject: [peel] Tape 1
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   Many thanks to Rocker for our very first tape. Had no problems at 
> all with the downloading or playing. Great stuff!
> > 
> >   For those with downloading restrictions or who prefer an 
> alternative format for iPods, and to avoid possible overloading of 
> Rocker's iSite, here's an mp3 version:
> > 
> >   http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DQWYB8SD
> > 
> > 
> >   Made it max bit rate (320?), so it's still a pretty big file.
> > 
> >   Also wanted to say thanks to Phil, Ken, Richard for comments the 
> past couple of days on Wiki related matters. 
> > 
> >   I don't disagree with you, but in the interest of getting 
> something online quickly on the occasion of our first tape release, I 
> knocked up a quick thing this morning (while listening to Rocker's 
> tape) we could perhaps use in the meantime to keep a track of the 
> digitizing process (and do basic tracklisting info stuff).
> > 
> >   http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/400_Box
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   I didn't really have time to finish it up before I had to come to 
> work, so it's only a rough outline version at the moment. Think you 
> can probably get the hang of it, though.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   Wondered whether something like this would be useful so people 
> can easily keep up to date on where we are once tapes start winging 
> their way around the UK and all kinds of different stuff starts 
> coming out.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   Thanks again to Rocker! 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   Cheers,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   Steve
> > 
> > 
> > 
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