Topic: Half-speed dubbing?

[imacdv50]

OK, I have a number of mono micro-cassettes I would like to preserve on digital. Would there be any advantage to transferring them at half-speed and speed them up in post-processing? Maybe dubbing them to my M10 at 96/24. Would that give me more options in post?

Thanks for your input (pun intended), David

[ArchivalAudio]

speed correction can be done - but is more challenging
then a 24 bit transfer
sine they are  on micro, what would your final product be?  CDR? then just go 24/44.1 - if it's gonna be DVD the go 24/48 no reason to use 96k  for comprimised sources
others will tell you
different - I'm sure
--Ian

[kirk97132]

I am gonna guess that it is all vocal stuff...Lectures Maybe?  If so then just record it at 16 bit or even high rate MP3.  Way overkill to go 24 bit unless it is a recording of God or of global importance IMHO.  Speed correction is just a pitch adjustment that any decent DAW can do. 

[runonce]

Id be afraid the playback deck might actually be more prone to speed problems at half speed.

[kirk97132]

Some of those recorders would actually record at half speed too.  Not sure if that is what the OP means or not.  But your right they were designed to record voice and were not accurate or great quality at all.

[imacdv50]

Thanks Guys.
The tapes were of Tahitian dancers and percussion recorded at full speed on the micro Sony. The recorder has the option of half-speed record and playback. I will most likely save them as wave files on CD/DVD data disks.