Nod to The Legend · Happy accidents · 1966
Strawberry Fields and Varispeed
George Martin and Geoff Emerick
Lennon loved the start of one take and the end of another, but they were in different keys and tempos. Martin and Emerick sped one up and slowed the other until they met, and spliced them about a minute in.
Still heard: Varispeed and tape-speed tricks are why we still nudge pitch and time to make parts fit.
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