Got another one for you tech geniuses

[bayonet616]

So I have a recorded conversation on tape and went to transfer it using Audacity and it sounds like two chipmunks chatting. I went back to the original source tape deck and realize the conversation was recorded on the 'double rec time' setting as opposed to the 'normal' setting.

So when I try to listen to it on the 'super USB cassette capture' it sounds like two chipmunks. Any way to solve that? If not, can I record it to Audacity and then edit the whole file so it plays at a slower speed?

Thanks, you guys (and gals) are great, I'd be lost without ya.

Kyle

[kozikowski]

Effect > Change Speed.

So this isn't "tape." These are all cassettes and you can't easily play the 7-1/2 tapes at 3-3/4 to slow them down.

If you know the error is double and half, then the settings inside Effect > Change-Speed should do it.

I'm guessing the result isn't going to be award-winning. Cassettes were only ever just OK and that's if you did everything perfectly with Dolby, Metal and equalizer tricks. Each trick you don't use increases the distortion and noise.

Koz

[Trebor]

... can I record it to Audacity and then edit the whole file so it plays at a slower speed?

Yes you can play recordings back at slower speed, there's a "playback speed" slider to experiment with ...

Then use "Change speed" if you want to make the change permanent.

Halving the playback speed, either the physical tape or digitally on a computer, will inevitably mean that you will lose some of the high frequencies : slowed down it will sound similar to listening via telephone , speech should still be comprehensible though.

[bayonet616]

Thanks Koz, and Trebor, thanks for the image, perfect1 You are correct, I can indeed slide that bar to 50% and the audio is back to it's correct playback speed. You did it, thanks!

Now a new problem, when I export and save the project it doesn't save it at the 50% rate, it saves it as it was originally imported so it sounds like chipmunks talking again. So I know how to slide the bar to the perfect listening speed, but how can I save it that way??

Almost there, thanks so much!

Kyle

[steve]

when I export and save the project it doesn't save it at the 50% rate,

Then use "Change speed" if you want to make the change permanent.