How to Play Acoustic 78 RPM records on a modern Turntable

This record at least 90 and recording is 92 years old

This is maily for 78 RPM records from 1938 to the beginning of 78 records. Record from 1939 to 1955 all have technical issues that are sometimes unique to each year.
There have more than a few Messages sent to me about how to play a 78 RPM record on a modern Turntable. so i have put the most common answers on this video. Also i've included the diffrence between a regular Turntable Pre Amp and a Flat level Pre Amp. And of course if you have anymore knowledge or have a question please share and comment.


Title:Serenade Goodnight Beloved Batwing Label
Composer:E. Nevin
Recorded:May, 29 1916
Artist:McKee Trio
Record Number:18190 Side B
Format: Acoustic recorded 78 RPM Record
Technical issues: Acoustic Recording
no EQ curve(modern Equipment must have a flat level pre amp), turntable speed (about 76)




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Recorded in Shiprock New Mexico Wednesday, Tuesday, April 09, 2009 on a TTUSB ION turntable.

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[mrspocksays]

will it damage your needle if it isn't a wide stylus? please help.

[Zefrenm]

@mrspocksays You won;t get the best sound and a crack or pit in the record can rip the tip right off a cantiliver.

[jwferman]

sorry, hit the wrong button. The software was Peak by BIAS Inc - it can advance the speed of a waveform with altering the pitch. When I was doing this I was also leaning on The Needle Doctor to get me 78 groove angle stylus, but they couldn't find any. So its get an old 78 turntable and make friends with a hog farmer who will yank a few boar bristles every now and then - then learn how to carve them.

[Zefrenm]

@jwferman as far for stylus angles, if you buy a repreable 78 RPm with at least a 3 mil diam. stylus you should not have any problems. watch this watch?v=dzyCZDUYn24 and i've modifies my headshell so it has the compliance of a windup gramophone but weighted at 3 grams. Plus Goody's still makes a boar hair brush i use with velveteen and lighter fiuld to clean my records now.

[jwferman]

My concern with playing a 78 rpm record on 78 rpm turntable today is the stylus. A modern stylus has a smaller angle than the 78 groove, so at 78 speed the stylus would ride up the side of the groove and you would get only about 1/2 signal. I once played a 78 back at 16 rpm and then used computer software to s

[Zefrenm]

@jwferman SLow speed mastering is fine for vinyl and 78s from the fifties. But for a worn 78, slow mastering will only increase the suface noise thoughout the entire specturm. I record at the normal speed but then i record the same record at 90rpm and sreach that out to the normal time. This will ushally lessen surface noise and improve bass responce.

[PepulzGuys]

It's too bad some of the newer turntables don't have 78 rpm

[DavidN23Skidoo]

Beautiful!

[EmmetEarwax]

I never had any trouble or fuss with playing a 87rp acoustic record with a 87 needle. One record HAD been damaged by heat on one end and there was plenty of surface noise at that point (shshshs shshshsshsh shshshshshshs shshshshsh !!)

[Satlam]

There's a free program called Equalizer, available at clickrepair . net that can equalise recordings if they're at the correct speed. It can more or less cancel out the RIAA EQ and allow you to EQ it to any EQ standard, as long as you know the settings.

[trancehi]

I've got about 20 or 30 old 78's in the attic passed down through the generations and would love to hear them but can't. Thanks to this video, I may just succeed.

[NcicHit2]

You are right the RIAA curve is not for these old 78's.

[imfree707]

Great work! The old record was certainly listenable.

[Elmware]

Ever try just recording the record from 45RPM then using some sort of audio editor like Goldwave to speed it up?

[Bassmaster970]

@PepulzGuys i just bought a turntable with 78rpm.

[hyzercreek]

@BrooklynMouseReturns If you use an LP needle on a 78 the needle goes right to the bottom of the groove and bounces around on the bottom where there is no music. You absolutely must use a wide needle made for 78's

[hyzercreek]

Anything is going to sound better than the acoustic record players of 1916. Steel needles that have to be replaced after each usage? Use a 78 RPM needle and EQ it any way you want. If there's nothing above 4000 k just shut that band off to get rid of the noise. Shut off 60 Hz and 100 Hz as well as it's nothing but noise down there, and boost the hell out of 200 Hz because there's bass there and little noise. NEVER PLAY A 40'S OR 50'S 78 ON A VICTROLA YOU'LL RUIN IT!!

[MichaelHansenFUN]

good one very good one

wow sweet stuff

good song