In 1888 a gentlemen named Emile Berliner invented the flat disc record. These very first discs were produced of a vulcanised rubber and were between 12.5cm and 18cm in diameter
Columbia Records developed its 30cm Long Playing record, rotating at 33rpm and giving about 20-30 minutes a side which saw the downfall of shellac and vinyl was used from then on
Vinyl records have analogue recordings
The quality of the vinyl used when producing a vinyl record determines the quality and durability of the sound that is recorded on it
When a record is played, the sound can be different on the outer edge than the inner edge. This is caused because the tracks on the inside are closer together than the outer tracks
Digital media took over the market in the 1980’s
Vinyl revival is a term being used by the media and liseners of the music to describe the new interest
Under 35 years old
Over 35 years old
Age of vinyl buyers
Once a month
Once a year
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Vinyl purchases made
An audiophile is a person enthusiastic about high fidelity sound
The answer lies in the difference between analogue and digital recordings. A vinyl record is an analogue recording, and CDs and DVDs are digital recordings.Original sound is analogue by definition. A digital recording takes snapshots of the analogue signal at a certain rate (for CDs it is 44,100 times per second) and measures each snapshot with a certain accuracy (for CDs it is 16-bit, which means the value must be one of 65,536 possible values). This means that, by definition, a digital recording is not capturing the complete sound wave. Some sounds that have very quick transitions, such as a drum beat or a trumpet’s tone, will be distorted because they change too quickly for the sample rate. A vinyl record has a groove carved into it that mirrors the original sound’s waveform. This means that no information is lost.
Analogue signals are the usual simple signals which can be observed in a normal human voice or the wind in the ambient conditions. Analogue signals can be literally called a wave. These signals are what the nature has given humans. The way the water hits the rocks, the manner in which sand moves in the ocean, the essence which defines how bright the sunlight is and several natural factors are one or the other form of analogue signals.In commercial applications, analogue signal is found in audio and video applications. Digital signals are a processed form of analogue signals, purely synthetic.