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Tractorfan · 18th Jul 2017, 10:48 am

Hi,
If it were mine, rather than play it on a vintage 78 rpm record player, I'd be inclined to play it on a modern 'Hi-Fi' deck with a light weight pick-up at 45 rpm and record it onto a computer running 'Audacity', a sound file handling program. Then you can speed it up using the software and, with a bit of patience, remove the worst of the clicks & pops that always accompany old recordings.
Just a thought.
Cheers, Pete.

18th Jul 2017, 10:48 am	#48
Tractorfan Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Frajou, l'Isle en Dodon, Haute Garonne, France.(Previously: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK.) Posts: 3,184	Re: King's speech unedited BBC recording. Value? Hi, If it were mine, rather than play it on a vintage 78 rpm record player, I'd be inclined to play it on a modern 'Hi-Fi' deck with a light weight pick-up at 45 rpm and record it onto a computer running 'Audacity', a sound file handling program. Then you can speed it up using the software and, with a bit of patience, remove the worst of the clicks & pops that always accompany old recordings. Just a thought. Cheers, Pete. __________________ "Hello?, Yes, I'm on the train, I might lose the signal soon as we're just going into a tunn..."