Topic: hitting the frequency switch while recording

[Sean Gallemore]

last night I was recording with a D8 (line-in) and during the set I accidentally switched the frequency from 44.1 to 32.  When I listen to it now on the D8, it plays fast and doesn't sound right.  Is there anything I can do when I transfer to make it sound alright?  I don't really mind it being 32, just want it to sound smooth.
thanx

[F.O.Bean]

that sux schwill

tape is your friend

[Brian Skalinder]

Transfer to the PC at 44.1 and then simply change the sample rate in the WAV header.  Note that this is NOT resampling, a fairly long process, you're simply changing the WAV header.

[Sean Gallemore]

when I played it thru the DA-20, the recording had static and other weird noises.  hopefully, this works...

[Brian Skalinder]

when I played it thru the DA-20, the recording had static and other weird noises. hopefully, this works...

Ewwww...didn't realize that.  I wonder if your D8s' heads are going?  Definitely try playing back on the D8 and let us know how it goes.

[greenone]

Yeah, I'd play back on the D8. Something in the back of my mind tells me that LP on the D8 and LP on the DA-20 make weird stuff happen.

[Sean Gallemore]

happens on the D8, too.  I hit the switch accidently while recording so it had to switch gears.  I don't know how the D8 is suppose to handle switching from 44.1 to 32, but the noise I am hearing sounds like it is on the tape.

I wanted to see if there was a fix for it because it's a good recording of a great band, but the more I think about it, I don't think it can be saved.  I suspect the D8 just didn't like the change in frequency, or it doesn't like to write in 32

fwiw, the lineage is at853 > mp-2 > D8

thanx again

[macdaddy]

bummer, sean. fwiw - that is why i removed the swithes on my sbm1...

when i was trying my cf recorder on the field for the first time, i recorded at 44.1 kHz, yet the sbm1 was set to 48. the wav was 44.1 and it didnt sound funny or slow at all... i just left it as 44.1 wav. should i have done something different in the transfer stage..?

[zhianosatch]

i'll get on the transfer this afternoon.

it's a good recording of a great band

to say the least. i would listen to that tape constantly. maybe after we exhaust all our options we can send the tape to bri!

[Bri]

does the player switch gears when you play it back?

[zhianosatch]

does the player switch gears when you play it back?

should i try it on a d8 or da-20 first?

[F.O.Bean]

prolly the d-8 since it was recorded in that

[macdaddy]

prolly the d-8 since it was recorded in that

ditto.

for playback, use the machine that you used for recording...

[zhianosatch]

i think i'll use both eventually... if necessary. time to sleep now - i'll do it tomorrow evening.

[relaxing]

bummer, sean. fwiw - that is why i removed the swithes on my sbm1...

when i was trying my cf recorder on the field for the first time, i recorded at 44.1 kHz, yet the sbm1 was set to 48. the wav was 44.1 and it didnt sound funny or slow at all... i just left it as 44.1 wav. should i have done something different in the transfer stage..?

There won't be too a huge difference in speed or pitch going 44.1 to 48.  I'm a musician and I just barely notice when I come across recordings like this. (If I know the music well  enough I usually pick it out right away, but still, it's subtle.) 

Or maybe the recorder was smart enough to fix things...