Direct-to-Vinyl Recording Makes a Comeback (Video)

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Direct-to-Vinyl Recording Makes a Comeback (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on Monday March 25, 2013 @07:30AM from the round-and-round-the-little-stylus-goes dept.

For many decades, gramophone records (the black vinyl discs in Grandma's attic) were made by cutting grooves directly into an acetate disc, then making a mold from that "master" and "pressing records." Nowadays, of course, we use digital recording software on our computers or even on our mobile phones. Vinyl? Strictly for fogies and maybe a few audiophiles who think analog recordings have a depth and warmth that CDs and MP3s lack. Naturally, SXSW is a haven for these folks, and among them Tim Lord found Wesley Wolfe and two German compatriots from vinylrecording.com, busily demonstrating their vinyl recording system, which is sort of the gramophone record equivalent of print on demand. Lots of background music in the video makes the voices a bit hard to hear; some might prefer the transcription -- although those who do will lose out on watching the vinyl recording machine in action. Either way. Or both. Up to you.

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Kids these days... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · 2013-03-25 07:35 · Score: 5, Funny

It's disgusting how so-called 'audiophiles' can bear to listen to music that has been tainted by electricity. Back in my day, we used Edison Cylinders, recorded entirely by the soundwaves emitted by the performance! (It is actually a neat process to watch, a horn concentrates the incoming sound and a sharp stylus attached to the diaphragm cuts the groove in the cylinder, 100% passive, except for the guy who brushes away the wax shavings)
1. Re:Kids these days... by LWATCDR · 2013-03-25 08:45 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Mister fancy pants with your lazy wax. We just listened to people play instruments!
  Who is into Vinyl today.
  Hipsters.
  Now get your plaid pant wear butt and $300 backpack on your fixie bike and get out of here.
  
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Re:Depth and Warmth by Nimey · 2013-03-25 07:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Your real audiophile keeps a can of Monster Air with precisely-tuned isotope and pollutant counts, and opens it whenever he goes to a concert.

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Re:Yeah! by marcello_dl · 2013-03-25 08:11 · Score: 3, Funny

Can I listen to it on my mp3 player?
Sure! get a turntable, connect it to the phono input of a mixer, connect the smallish cable to the ground pin near the phono input, connect the output of the mixer to some amplifier or powered speakers.
Put the vinyl on the turntable, put the mp3 player on the floor, climb on the mp3 player and listen.
Voila'.

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Not cool enough by shadowrat · 2013-03-25 08:25 · Score: 3, Funny

I'm holding out for 3d printed records.
Re:Depth and Warmth by MightyYar · 2013-03-25 09:35 · Score: 3, Funny

as a group bonding tool
That's why I only listen to porno music.

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