Comments on: What players similar to I-pods, MP3 players, etc. can play any speed? http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-players-similar-to-i-pods-mp3-players-etc-can-play-any-speed.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 06:04:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: percival.sweetwater http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-players-similar-to-i-pods-mp3-players-etc-can-play-any-speed.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1627 percival.sweetwater Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:00:17 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/what-players-similar-to-i-pods-mp3-players-etc-can-play-any-speed.htm#comment-1627 For vinyl records, there were a variety of speed standards that were developed at different times, and multiple-speed units were manually selectable for playback. VCRs started out at one speed, and then it was found that people were willing to sacrifice quality to fit more on a tape. Same with DVD. Those use auto-detect for proper speed playback and can't be manually selected. But there is only one speed standard for MP3. The only way to hear MP3s at a different rate is to process them through an audio program on a computer to create a new file at the new speed. For vinyl records, there were a variety of speed standards that were developed at different times, and multiple-speed units were manually selectable for playback. VCRs started out at one speed, and then it was found that people were willing to sacrifice quality to fit more on a tape. Same with DVD. Those use auto-detect for proper speed playback and can’t be manually selected. But there is only one speed standard for MP3.

The only way to hear MP3s at a different rate is to process them through an audio program on a computer to create a new file at the new speed.

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