In , on 05/09/04
at 10:50 PM, "JeffK" said:

I'm transferring some 33 1/3 LPs to MP3s.

The thought occurred that I could save time by recording at 78 rpm,
and altering the tempo later via software.

Has this been done? Has it been done without wrecking the music?

As others have stated, this is not a great idea -- especially if you
want top quality.

If, however, all you want is a quick and dirty transfer to CD, it will
work. You be the judge.

One of the early challenges you will face is inaccurate RIAA
equalization. It is also possible that your phono preamp will ignore
all or most of the high frequency information. Finally, your phono
cartridge will be operating outside of it's comfort zone. While I don't
think there will be any physical damage to your cartridge, it will tell
you that it is not happy with the task.

Perhaps a better solution is to use an unattended record changer. Load
it to the max, start recording, and walk away. Later, you can edit the
results and burn your CD's at whatever X you have. This technique will
not improve the elapsed time, but will minimize your "on station" time.
Others will argue that the changer will not provide adaquate quality --
you be the judge.

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