• DocumentCode
    1217013
  • Title

    Periodic Variations of Pitch in Sound Reproduction by Phonographs

  • Author

    Furst, Ulrich R.

  • Author_Institution
    Russell Electric Company, Chicago, Ill.
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1946
  • Firstpage
    887
  • Lastpage
    895
  • Abstract
    Causes of recurrent variations of pitch frequently encountered in the reproduction of phonograph records, commonly called "wow," are discussed. Considerations for the design of an instrument to measure the magnitude of these variations are given, minimum requirements and limitations of the design of such equipment are presented, and an instrument for use with 78-revolutions-per-minute turntables built to meet these requirements is described.
  • Keywords
    Audio systems; Communication equipment; Frequency modulation; Harmonic distortion; Instruments; Manufacturing; Phase modulation; Shape; Signal processing; Speech;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1946.232588
  • Filename
    1696994