Characteristics Of A Vinyl Record

Vinyl is a very low cost material.

Characteristics of a vinyl record.

A hydraulic press that compresses the vinyl biscuit between two stampers and produces pressed records. Most records are designed to play at one of three speeds. Magnetic tapes both analog and digital wear from friction between the tape. Low frequencies panned between the left and right channels can knock around the needle so you ll find low frequencies to be monophonic.

Record industry association of america inc. Introduction a true stereophonic disc record has two distinct orthogonal. This is due to the wear of the stylus in contact with the record surface. Vinyl can be manufactured in a variety of colors both transparent and solid.

The eight main styles of vinyl records you ll notice that i refer to some types of records by their rpm. Bulletin e 3 standards for stereophonic disc records october 16 1963 a. It is a very strong and durable plastic material. When producing a record on vinyl the recommendation is to keep the louder bass heavy tracks at the front and the softer tracks for the end of the programs.

Vinyl readily acquires a static charge attracting dust that is difficult to remove completely. Even with centered low frequencies the record can skip with excessive low end. A vinyl record gramophone record or simply record is an analog sound storage medium. Pressed records are not made from blank discs.

78 33 1 3 or 45 rpm. Common properties of vinyl vinyl is resistant to moisture and humidity. Although vinyl records are strong and don t break easily they scratch due to its soft material sometimes resulting in ruining the record. There are clearly pros and cons to any format but in our new multi channel era you don t.

It looks like a flat disc that has an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and. Pressed records are not made from blank discs. With vinyl record sales reaching a 25 year high last year it s clear to me there must be more to the vinyl revival than hipsters and nostalgia.