I'm A Dreamer Aren't We All? Paul Whiteman

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I'm A Dreamer Aren't We All? Paul Whiteman

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I am very happy with how this recording came out so I thought I would share it with those interested.

[youtubehd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvkhtttfQew[/youtubehd]

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Very well recorded indeed. All instruments come clear as well as Bing Crosby's voice. I gather you recorded it in modern equipment, right?

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CarlosV wrote:Very well recorded indeed. All instruments come clear as well as Bing Crosby's voice. I gather you recorded it in modern equipment, right?
Yes, I have a Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB turntable with a Sure M78S cartridge wired for mono and a stylus intended for 78 records. It can output both analog via RCA jacks or using a USB cable. I used the USB interface to my MacBook Pro and used Audacity to record it. All in all, a pretty easy thing to do. I haven't had a turntable since the 80s until last week when this one arrived. I'm having a lot of fun playing both 78s and the few LPs I still have left. I haven't heard them in 30+ years.

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Sounds good, basically. But it seems like it ought to go up in speed 1 or 2 RPM's.

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Those Potato Heads have really great fidelity, like lots of laminated Columbias of that period. That's a nice version, too- if you like the tune check out the High Hatters' version on Victor as well.
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Wolfe wrote:Sounds good, basically. But it seems like it ought to go up in speed 1 or 2 RPM's.
I just double checked the turntable with both it's own strobe and a paper vintage paper strobe and it is going exactly 78. My understanding is that by the twenties Columbia and most everyone had standardized on 78.

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^ To each her or his own. :) In the post-1925 electrical period there is sometimes an impression that 78 was made standard. With the old weight driven cutting lathes they were still using, I don't trust that implicitly.

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