Yes, you can tell ... but it's not obvious, as you say. Thus, it's not "chimpunk".
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Another sped up song is Caroline, No by Brian Wilson.
It's noticeable, but not obvious.
If I have time I'll drop '39 a semitone tonight and post it up for a listen.
It's noticeable, but not obvious.
If I have time I'll drop '39 a semitone tonight and post it up for a listen.
Alright, here's '39 dropped a semitone:
www.junglenoisestudio.com/songs/39retuned.mp3
Now that I've heard it, I suspect the vocals are NOT sped up, but rather just the instrumental track.
You can hear in this version that the vocals seem wierd, they definitely sound 'slowed down'. Which supports the assertion that the song either was a)not sped up or b)sped up before the vocals were recorded.
Given that it's just easier to play in the key of G than G# on the guitar, I'd venture it was the latter.
Please note, this was done on my computer digitally, which is why there is significant distortion and artifact in the 'retuned' version.
www.junglenoisestudio.com/songs/39retuned.mp3
Now that I've heard it, I suspect the vocals are NOT sped up, but rather just the instrumental track.
You can hear in this version that the vocals seem wierd, they definitely sound 'slowed down'. Which supports the assertion that the song either was a)not sped up or b)sped up before the vocals were recorded.
Given that it's just easier to play in the key of G than G# on the guitar, I'd venture it was the latter.
Please note, this was done on my computer digitally, which is why there is significant distortion and artifact in the 'retuned' version.