stever@tektronix.UUCP (Steve Rogers) (07/30/83)
I first took notice of 16RPM several years ago when I wanted to
play my Environments records at this speed as suggested in order
to get a different effect. Many of these records can be used for
relaxation, meditation, and being with someone. The different
speeds evoke different rhythms and responses. For example, when
the "Gentle Rain in a Pine Forest" is played at 16, the bird
sounds are stretched out so that they echo throughout the forest,
giving a much greater sense of space. Several of the records
in the Environments series were designed for playing at 16, 33,
and 45. Most of them are playable at 33 and 45. One has to be
careful with 16 and high volume as that speed can generate some
really low frequencies that might harm equipment, vibrate
household objects, or be obnoxious to close neighbors.
It took several months of searching used audio stores to find a
Lenco 75 from Switzerland that had all four speeds. I have also
used my open reel to speed up or slow down.
I have several open reel tapes with several of the environments
back-to-back giving me 1 to 2 hours of the "music of nature" at a
time. It is great for concentrating! I have always wanted to
create a four-channel version with the "Ultimate Seashore" on the
front speakers and "Wind in the Trees" on the back. But fortune
has not favored me with a four-channel tape deck.
For those who are interested, the following is a list of the 10
records that I know about:
l. The Psychologically Ultimate Seashore
Optimum Aviary
2. Tintinnabulation
Dawn at New Hope, Penn.
3. Be In
Dusk at New Hope, Penn.
4. Ultimate Thunderstorms
Gentle Rain in the Pine Forest
5. Ultimate Heartbeat
Wind in the Trees
6. Dawn in the Okefenokee Swamp
Dusk in the Okefenokee Swamp
7. Intonation
Summer Cornfield
8. Wood-masted Sailboat
A Country Stream
9. Pacific Ocean
Carribean Lagoon
10. English Meadow
Night in the Country
Syntonic Research, Inc or your local record store
175 5th Ave
New York, N.Y. 10010