| From: helen@syncnet.dmrt.nl (Helen Adriaens)
| Date: 19 Mar 96 12:16:03 +0100
| Subject: (idm) auto hangable bulb aphex twin two
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| I already have AB3 on 12", in fact I have lots of Aphex on vinyl
| AND cd (too scared one of them gets damaged). If I want a really
| good listening I play the vinyl, and at my favorite speed. I still
| prefer 'On' at 33 rpm ...
Ahh, I'm glad someone said this. I was afraid to join the speed debate since
so many people are joking around, but I seriously like 'On' at 33rpm, too. I
like it a lot, but even better are 'Xepha' and the reload and (m)u-ziq mixes.
I didn't notice that the disk with 'Xepha' was labelled as 45rpm until I got
the CD, when I found out that I also prefer 'Xepha' at 33rpm. 'd-scape' (on
the same side) is pretty damn boring at 33, though, so I didn't know what was
on with that.
There are some very interesting sounds in 'Xepha' (originating from human
voice?) that just don't stand out as much as the labelled speed. Although
'Xepha' is more laid back at 33rpm, the ominous vocal sounds give it a dark
ambient flavor that I would like to hear more of.
This whole idea has renewed my interest in vinyl - and reminded me of the
days when I refused to even buy CDs or a CD player.
Now I'm learning about DSP so I can write a program to pitch CDs up or down
with my NeXT computer to simulate the 33/45 or 45/33 shift. Does anyone know
if the pitchable CD players (like the dual DENON) can handle playing as low as
73% of full speed, or an interval of a fourth in pitch down?