Characteristics Of A Vinyl Record

It looks like a flat disc that has an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and.

Characteristics of a vinyl record. Vinyl can be manufactured in a variety of colors both transparent and solid. Vinyl readily acquires a static charge attracting dust that is difficult to remove completely. Low frequencies panned between the left and right channels can knock around the needle so you ll find low frequencies to be monophonic. With vinyl records there will be some loss in fidelity on each playing of the disc.

A vinyl record gramophone record or simply record is an analog sound storage medium. Pressed records are not made from blank discs. A hydraulic press that compresses the vinyl biscuit between two stampers and produces pressed records. 78 33 1 3 or 45 rpm.

Common properties of vinyl vinyl is resistant to moisture and humidity. 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. The eight main styles of vinyl records you ll notice that i refer to some types of records by their rpm. 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.

Magnetic tapes both analog and digital wear from friction between the tape. Most records are designed to play at one of three speeds. Even with centered low frequencies the record can skip with excessive low end. Introduction a true stereophonic disc record has two distinct orthogonal.

There are clearly pros and cons to any format but in our new multi channel era you don t. This is due to the wear of the stylus in contact with the record surface. Bulletin e 3 standards for stereophonic disc records october 16 1963 a. Pressed records are not made from blank discs.

It is a very strong and durable plastic material. Record industry association of america inc. Vinyl is a very low cost material.