Re: [ARSCLIST] ^ InSearchOf: Batch Editor to REVERSE WAV files

["Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:34 PM 2006-12-17, Steven C. Barr(x) wrote:

> Okeh...

I think they were already swallowed up before these tapes happened, 
but anyway, nothing to do with the ancient record label--the tapes 
were made in 1980 <smile>.

> I THINK I see this...except for one detail! Are you playing
> the tapes as though they were two-track stereo (each half of the tape
> is a different channel, with one being reversed...)?

Yes, precisely. I have two tracks on the tape and a two track head 
and good to excellent separation.

> If so, do you
> digitize the "backwards" signal and then digitally reverse it?

Precisely.

> So you are looking for a sound-file application that can reverse
> a "backwards" (or, for that matter, any) sound file?

Indeed, and I had applications that could reverse them, but I wanted 
to do 28 in one operation while I slept, or at least did other 
things. And, as I noted later, I found GoldWave from Newfoundland 
which did a fine job of this.


> This leads to a couple of related thoughts...
>
> 1) Perhaps such an application could be packaged as "Is Paul REALLY
> Dead.exe"...?! There might be a demand among Beatles aficianados...

Indeed, but either here or on the Ampex List Tom Fine noted that he 
had done this and there was nothing interesting in Revolution No. 9.


> 2) At the same time, I can't help but wonder what the results would
> be if other digital files could be reversed and run (other than about
> about a gazillion "Illegal Operation" crashes...)

Well, any media file could be reversed and run. In that way, one of 
the imploded buildings could rapidly reassemble itself. The 
applications are endless.

Cheers,

Richard

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