How Vinyl Records Are Made PART 1 OF 2

kurisux Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - A synthesizer can / does use digitally compressed sound samples, yes, which can be a purpose defeating issue, but sampling rates on professional units are so high, (often many times beyond human hearing on high AND low ends, not just a fudged "approximation" like CD quality audio) that the tradeoff is acceptable and truly unnoticeable. Transfering the final master rendering live from the "synthesizers" in question would give you maximum possible quality with synthetic music. in theory, anyway.

erdavis7 Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - I definitely agree with you. I'm convinced that the vinyl doesn't have any noticeable higher sound quality than a high-fidelity digital recording. In fact, vinyl probably has LOWER sound quality than a high quality digital recording. That said, I still enjoy vinyl more than CDs. Maybe I like vinyl it BECAUSE of its imperfections? In that case, I'm sure I would like a vinyl recording of a digital source as you described.

erdavis7 Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - (Although if I like it because of the imperfections, I might as well go the whole nine yards and record an analog synthesizer on tape)

kurisux Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - Yeah, the whole idea is sampling rates and the ability of the recording and input devices to capture the info. most mic's cant pick up lower than about 5 htz or higher than about 40k.. double human hearing. Also, 33 RPM LP's suffer from generally diminsed low ends, when compared to the exact same track on a 45. The faster the record, the more material passing and the higher the possible audio fidelity. Higher digital sampling is the same, but since sample rates on CD's are so low....

kurisux Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - .. are so low, no matter what a consumer is stuck with acceptable, but limited, music reproduction choices.

erdavis7 Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - Oh really? That's interesting. I didn't realize there was an audible difference between 33 and 45. Does that also mean that the beginning is higher fidelity than the end of a record? Because the outside spins faster than the inside.

kurisux Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - Most people, depending on the song, notice more clarity in very high pitch sounds when these songs are played from a 45 RPM disk than a 33. 33s in most cases are still very good, until you get to the end. You are very right on that thought. As you get more inside the record (it is actually noticeable on longer 7" disks, and on old 78's, since both are generally just the one song) the quality will diminish by a noticeable amount, due to less vinyl flow per second, and tonearm design.

erdavis7 Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - So, if CDs have low sample rates, and vinyls have other problems, which one do you prefer? Would you reccomend SACD's?

kurisux Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - I have an analog system based off the old cylinder concept that I would "prefer" over anything else, for purity sake. High rotational speed, specialized equalization, and some kind of very specialized material. Out of what does exist, I still go with LP's for the warmth and nostalgia, CD's when I do get them for convenience.. but mostly I honestly do have a ton of moderate quality MP3's and such as my main music stash. It's all about enjoying the music where you can, how you can, to me.

erdavis7 Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - Amen to that.

bigdud12345 Says:

Aug 25, 2009 - how do u put music on it from and mpc? like wen a rapper does it

MCRomg Says:

Aug 31, 2009 - I have so many records on vinyl but no record player! My grandma has one but I'm afraid to ask for it. Lol.

75tm400 Says:

Sep 2, 2009 - Pick one up on eBay

TheDailyVinyl Says:

Sep 7, 2009 - I think you guys woud digg my channel on YouTube. I create videos of my turntable playing great songs in RANDOM places (like the middle of the street, strolling down the aisle of the grocer store, on the stove while cooking eggs.) you gotta see it to make sense. I dub the vinyl audio seperately to get the best quality track. Then again... maybe you'll hate it.

farerse Says:

Sep 8, 2009 - so there is actually an aluminium disc in LPs .. or is it only modern LPs that manufacters this way?

callingboy1973 Says:

Sep 8, 2009 - ahh 45s better than 33s.... that explains part of the awesomeness of old jukeboxes!

rsantos11 Says:

Sep 10, 2009 - This video is only showing how the master disc is made. The master disc is what's copied to make the regular LPs. Watch Part 2 of this video and you'll see that process.

Kartashka Says:

Sep 14, 2009 - i think both rock hARD

TheSkootzy Says:

Sep 19, 2009 - the music isn't actually on the disc. the player is connected to the mp3. The record just controls the mp3. For example, if the record slows, so does the music from the ipod. He's just using the turntable as a controller.

peppoj Says:

Sep 30, 2009 - They recycle their rejects? That sounds so funny!! :)

ranelproductions Says:

Oct 20, 2009 - I can't believe they still make this.

maoriboy298 Says:

Oct 22, 2009 - you can hear the Canadian at 1:28

salz0723 Says:

Nov 8, 2009 - Cd's are optical disc's used to store digital data. Originally developed to store sound recordings, but later also allowed other types of data. Available since 1982, Cd's are a copy of the Laserdisc technology by The Philips Company. They publicly demonstrated a prototype of an optical digital audio disc at a press conference called "Philips Introduce Compact Disc. Being a professional D.J. I only use use vinyl records. Thumbs down for cd's. New York City D.J. Sal Z.

xbonezds Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - the sad thing is for a vinyl to compete with or surpass the sound quality of a CD, you would need a very high end turntable with an expensive needle. The average 100 dollar turntable vs a 30 dollar CD player: the CD will sound better.

jdodgemopar Says:

Nov 20, 2009 - The vinal awnser is evedent records are A cut above.C.D.s dont last forever and A record will.... from A record junkie..