The different playback speed also allows more music to be squeezed onto each side of the disc (albeit at a slightly lower quality).
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milk@discuss.tchncs.de 3 months agoDoes the audio just sound slowed down or is there something else
sanguinepar@lemmy.world 3 months ago
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Most record players have an adjustable speed and can do 33.3 or 45 rpm and some can do the old 78s. There were also other speeds but they were mostly used for other applications. Otherwise yes, it would sound slow compared to an LP.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I suddenly want a software lp
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Haha, by other applications I meant I remember there being some background music systems for elevators and retail stores and some early dictation systems and such that were slower, like in the 10 rpm range.
However… Software used to come on cassette tapes in the days of the C64 and the ZX Spectrum etc. I don’t see why you couldn’t record the same ‘sound’ onto an LP but I imagine the error rate might be far higher. In fact, I would be shocked if it’s never been tried.
thehatfox@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Some old computer magazines in the 8 bit era occasionally distributed software on flexidiscs. They were also called Floppy ROMs.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I mean those cassettes are what have me the idea :3