How to calculate pitch difference vs tape speed change

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Member Since: Oct 23, 2006

Hi everyone, I am trying to figure out what is the pitch change when playing a cassette tape recorded in Canada on a canadian (or US) tape deck (110 at 60hz cycle) in Europe and on a european tape deck.

In europe with cycles at 50kz the pitch will increase or decrease compared with the original?
And what is the best way to reach the original pitch (while remaining in europe) since a voltage transformator doesnt affect the cycles.... Would finding a deck with pitch control be sufficient for compensating and how to calculate this..?

If you can help I would really appreciate.
Thanks

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Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Oct 24, 2006 04:50 pm

I always calibrated tape speed with a test tone. Simply have a 30 second or more test tone running on the lead in and then run the same pitch test tone with a tone generater or a synth that can do a simple sign tone. Its pretty easy.

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