Characteristics Of A Vinyl Record

Although vinyl records are strong and don t break easily they scratch due to its soft material sometimes resulting in ruining the record.

Characteristics of a vinyl record.

Low frequencies panned between the left and right channels can knock around the needle so you ll find low frequencies to be monophonic. Rpm stands for revolutions per minute which tells us how many times the record turns completely in a period of one minute. A hydraulic press that compresses the vinyl biscuit between two stampers and produces pressed records. The importance of each characteristic in the vinyl sound definition is the subjective part.

With vinyl records there will be some loss in fidelity on each playing of the disc. Common properties of vinyl vinyl is resistant to moisture and humidity. Vinyl is a very low cost material. Vinyl can be manufactured in a variety of colors both transparent and solid.

Most records are designed to play at one of three speeds. 78 33 1 3 or 45 rpm. Magnetic tapes both analog and digital wear from friction between the tape. There are clearly pros and cons to any format but in our new multi channel era you don t.

Introduction a true stereophonic disc record has two distinct orthogonal. 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. Record industry association of america inc. It looks like a flat disc that has an inscribed modulated spiral groove starting near the periphery and.

This is due to the wear of the stylus in contact with the record surface. Pressed records are not made from blank discs. It is a very strong and durable plastic material. 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. Bulletin e 3 standards for stereophonic disc records october 16 1963 a.