Members howieneil Posted September 19, 2002 Members Share Posted September 19, 2002 i know this isn't necessarily your guys forte, but i figured what the hell. i just want to listen to some records and play along with them (without having to retune my guitars up a whole step). but my $100 (belt driven) record player plays everything fast, and i'd like to slow it down. outside of junking the thing, is there any way to slow it down? (and no, i'm not playing at 45rpm). thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CooGi dice Posted September 23, 2002 Members Share Posted September 23, 2002 um...................... lower the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members deeg dinz Posted September 23, 2002 Members Share Posted September 23, 2002 I'd like to apologize on CooGi Dice's behalf... My advice to you would be to talke it to a professional turntable tech...he may be able to slow down the motor somehow, as for me, I have no idea how someone would go about doing that...perhaps you should go to some flea market and pick up some used one. I bought a sansui player for my studio. I don't spin with it, but the reason why I bought it was 'cause its direct, and the parts (needles etc..are cheap). And it sound pretty good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members howieneil Posted September 24, 2002 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2002 i guess i could take it to a tech, but i'd probably end up spending more than the damn thing was worth in the first place. this wouldn't be a problem if it had a pitch control, but alas, it doesn't. guess i'll be listening to sabbath in F for a while, and tuning my guitars accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sober1 Posted September 27, 2002 Members Share Posted September 27, 2002 Pitch controls are merely a way of compensating for variances inAC line voltage. By slightly altering the voltage of the DC motorinside your turntable, you may be able to accomplish the samething. This may, or may not be what the pitch control is actuallydoing. There may be a voltage regulator that the DC motor isconnected to. If so, it may be a matter of slightly adjusting the regulator voltage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ae5 Posted October 5, 2002 Members Share Posted October 5, 2002 it's a mechanical servicing issue, you can either have it fixed or just buy a new turntable. http://needledoctor.com is an excellent place to find a new "listening" turntable by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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