Any Lynch fans out there-g lynch...

[Big D]

Invest in some software like Amazing Slow Downer. For $40 I can now play along with any song using just one guitar without retuning - no matter how fucked up the pitch the song was recorded at. And yes, a lot of 80's stuff is either sharp or flat 1/4 step. RATT, Def Lep, and Dokken were three of the primary offenders.

http://www.ronimusic.com/

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Amazing Slow Downer for Windows

Change the speed of the music - from 20% (one fifth speed) to 200% (double speed) without changing the pitch.

Wrong key? Change the pitch in semi-tones - at full or changed speed.

Out of tune? Adjust the pitch in cents (100ths of a semi-tone) to suit your instrument.

Real-time processing - all described above is done in real-time - just insert the CD and press the play button!

Also slows down MP3, Wave, Windows Media Audio, Ogg, FLAC and AAC/M4A files on your computer in real-time.
Note: M4P files from the iTunes store is now supported.

Great stereo sound quality!"

[Ripley7t]

Wasnt it just standard fare during the 70's-80's for recordings to be faster than the actual live music? I am sure we have some forumites on here that could answer that question. I remember reading it a couple of times somewhere that it was due to the technology of the time like what was previously mentioned. I didnt notice it as much after about 86-87, but digital was really taking hold then. As far as free software I use BESTPRACTICE 1.03 to slow down and even loop. It works pretty good and you can intentionally alter pitch without changing the length of the recording.

[horns666]

Vinny Vincent solos..

My wife says I sound like him sometimes..

[Robert Burns]

Vinny Vincent solos..

My wife says I sound like him sometimes..

As long as you dont "Look" like him! LOL

[Mordor]

Invest in some software like Amazing Slow Downer. For $40 I can now play along with any song using just one guitar without retuning - no matter how fucked up the pitch the song was recorded at. And yes, a lot of 80's stuff is either sharp or flat 1/4 step. RATT, Def Lep, and Dokken were three of the primary offenders.

http://www.ronimusic.com/

"

Amazing Slow Downer for Windows

Change the speed of the music - from 20% (one fifth speed) to 200% (double speed) without changing the pitch.

Wrong key? Change the pitch in semi-tones - at full or changed speed.

Out of tune? Adjust the pitch in cents (100ths of a semi-tone) to suit your instrument.

Real-time processing - all described above is done in real-time - just insert the CD and press the play button!

Also slows down MP3, Wave, Windows Media Audio, Ogg, FLAC and AAC/M4A files on your computer in real-time.
Note: M4P files from the iTunes store is now supported.

Great stereo sound quality!"

Winamp has a freeware plugin called "pacemaker" that do the same thing.

[chrisolson]

It was kinda standard fare back then.

Yeah but intentional? Or for the reasons I gave?

Yep. Intentional. Especially WASP.

[KevinDguitar]

Pre-digital recording; a lot of time things went a little sharp or flat due to trying to synch up more than one reel of tape to increase the number of available tracks. Some of the Beatles stuff with their more progressive adding of mulitple tracks was done by synching up mulitple 4 track machines.. Sgt Peppers was done this way.. only thing is back then a four track machine was like 300 pounds! lol..
You can also go back and listen to Layla.. Duane's slide outro drags and is slightly out of tune with the rest of the instruments.. his part was recorded with a different machine and they couldn't get the tape speeds to match during recording and mastering things down to stereo only made it worse. With older recordings usually its about a half step difference between the tuning during the recording/performance of the track and what you actually heard on LP or cassette.

[Axewielder]

I'm sure there have been cases of manipulation with timing, but let's not give these guys too much credit. Those early AC/DC albums are all over the place tuning-wise, and I'm pretty sure Malcolm Young wasn't experimenting with microtones on his "A" chords.

[drixll]

"...also who tunes to a bassist? i've never known anyone do that... "

Really..but you gotta, or visa versa...no?:think: