Wow and flutter: what it is, and how to measure it using WFGUI?

📼 In the world of analog audio, the irregular movement of tape, record or film causes speed fluctuation, which in turn, causes pitch fluctuation. Relatively slow changes in pitch are called wow, faster changes are called flutter. This video explains how to measure wow & flutter using either a hardware or a software meter, and what do the numbers mean.

See a more in-depth written version for more information: https://reflectiveobserver.medium.com...

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
00:46 - Tape speed, different methods to measure wow & flutter, formulas
03:56 - Wow & flutter measurement with standalone meters and with WFGUI for Windows

This video uses portions from:
BlankFor_ms | TUTORIAL Tape Warble, Wow & Flutter |    • TUTORIAL Tape Warble, Wow & Flutter  
The LED Artist | Vinyl Strobe LED Outshines Built-in LED |    • Vinyl Strobe LED Outshines Built-in LED  
N.H. Crowhurst | The Effects of Wow, Flutter, and Rumble | http://www.vias.org/crowhurstba/crowh...
Pioneer Electronics | Tuning Fork magazine | No4, 1980
Amalgamated Wireless Ltd. | the instruction manual to A248 wow and flutter meter
Vladimir Kraz | Electromagnetic Compliance: a view from the field | https://incompliancemag.com/article/e...
AudioCraft2013 | Wow & flutter chart