pitch control then.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:06, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Yeah, but you wouldn't want to use it for beat matching.

( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:08, Reply)

I heard that technics added pitch control on the sl mk 2
Because at the time it was common for classical records to be pressed badly, and off key. So by speeding up or slowing down the record you could correct the pitch.

Hence varispeed often being referred to as 'pitch correction'.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:19, Reply)

Yeah, as I understand it, records labelled as "78" were pretty often more accurately described
as "78-ish, or thereabouts". If my maths is right, my turntable can correct up to a speed of about 85.
( Kroney, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:22, Reply)

anything melodic sounds shit past about +/- 4.
CDJs can keep the pitch locked and just increase tempo.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 3 Mar 2014, 10:26, Reply)