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• atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I suddenly want a software lp

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    • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • thehatfox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Some old computer magazines in the 8 bit era occasionally distributed software on flexidiscs. They were also called Floppy ROMs.

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      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I mean those cassettes are what have me the idea :3

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• sanguinepar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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