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Here's the pitch!

LinoNYC said:
SFM-Ptgal said:
How's the pitch change done today? Knowing that songs are ripped directly to a server/database how does the automation handle it? Are the songs pre-processed giving the desired pitch b4 automation insertion?

How about stations that used Russco or QRK like turntables... knowing that they hadn't a pitch change device could stitions that owned them had pitch to their music?

Pedro
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I don't work in radio but I understand that it is possible to change speed without changing pitch using features in the popular automation systems. Insideous.

For people who torture their music at home there are cheap/free options.

If you have Nero cd burning software, search for "wave editor" it has both pitch and tempo.

For free there is Audacy:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ -a .wav editor with with alot of functions.

Years ago, if you didn't have a variable speed turntable there were several methods.

Some companies offered replacement motor pulleys for popular studio turntables, I suspect these were simply 50hz but they sure did speed things up.

Another, much more flexible method was to connect an audio oscillator to an industrial amplifier with 115 volt output such as those made by Bogen, Rauland-Borg, Vickers or RCA.

This was expensive but worked very well and could continuosly vary pitch and be used on motors in professional tape transports as well.

While in collage in the late 1970's I worked for a company named Martin Audio which rented sound systems for theater but also had a manufacturing wing that produced a device called "Varispeed" It cost about $500 took two rack spaces and had continuous and pre-set speed control along with a frequency meter. I had one of these and although it was intended for use with Ampex or Scully tape machines it was easy to attach a standard outlet and connect any syncron-motor turntable.

It's often funny to read of the expense and trouble stations went to for something that I and friends often resented.

A little uptempo is "OK" most however were heavy handed.

Lino
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Well put. Pitch-up and speed-up are two separate things now. As Lino said, you can speed up and keep the same pitch and vice-verca. Pitched up females like Christina Aguliera and Kylie Minogue can sound a bit silly though, they are already pitched-up on the records to sound younger :)
 
It's interesting. My people are actually instructed to slow everything down . . . the music, the commercials, and when they speak. But we're not trying to create listeners; we're trying to have acolytes. It's difficult to make your message burn into a listener's psyche when you communicate too quickly.
 
i dunno what everyone's complaining about, this "turning up the pitch" in there songs, it sounds really fresh and good. You take your favorite song and it sound much more lively, well, if your favorite song is pop, it would be better. More CHR stations should be doing it, I know one that I think still does it, B97 WWBX Bangor. I couldn't figure out what they were doing, their comptition WBZN Z107.3 played the same song (Makes Me Wonder- Maroon 5) it sounded just like the CD, but this sound sounded unbelieveable, really good!!!!! So now I pitch all my songs before syncing them on my iPod, not only does it sound better, but it actually saves space for iPod cause it shortens the song :D :D

Think about doing it, it's not that bad....
 
Ombudsman said:
It's interesting. My people are actually instructed to slow everything down . . . the music, the commercials, and when they speak. But we're not trying to create listeners; we're trying to have acolytes. It's difficult to make your message burn into a listener's psyche when you communicate too quickly.
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Studies have shown that faster speach is perceived as having greater knowledge, confidence and command. Slower speakers are perceived as searching for the right workds, lacking in knowledge and assembling lies on the fly.
 
does anyone know any more stations that have higher pitches and CHR?
It's hard to find them that i can listen to online w/ my laptop
 
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