Microscopic photo of vinyl record grooves

[elicanis]

Hi,

The photo and video are amazing.

As the post says (quoting Lisa Simpson) - "I can see the music."

Enjoy

http://kottke.org/14/11/microscopic-photo-of-vinyl-record-grooves

 

[onwardjames]

How cool, thank you for sharing.

 

[Rick J B]

Awesome! :thmbsp:

 

[just dave]

That looks like Stairway to Heaven.

 

[BadassBob]

Very cool!

 

[HVHiFI]

Very cool [emoji106]

 

[guiller]

Very nice. Thanks for the sharing!

 

[edkoz]

Hi,

The photo and video are amazing.

As the post says (quoting Lisa Simpson) - "I can see the music."

Enjoy

http://kottke.org/14/11/microscopic-photo-of-vinyl-record-grooves

Thanks for the pictures ! It is really amazing how sound is generated with a record and needle.

 

[dcdiaz]

That is way cool. Thanks.:yes:

 

[Lavane]

Very cool, thank you! Now I'm wondering what the Grand Canyon would sound like if you dropped a giant stylus into it? :scratch2:

 

[tyeeslayer]

Very cool, thank you! Now I'm wondering what the Grand Canyon would sound like if you dropped a giant stylus into it? :scratch2:

Like "Hard Rock"

 

[Lavane]

Like "Hard Rock"

:lmao: or Bob Wells and the Texas Playboys, western music came to mind for some reason.

 

[Catcher10]

sweet

 

[hansvonaxion]

I just realised I have no idea how a single stylus in a single groove could possibly create 2 channel stereo.

I guess it's the movement on both axes, vertical and horizontal?

Crazy, always blows my mind.

 

[bluesky]

excellent

 

[DrumminDaddy]

Permanent Waves

 

[Daunia 70]

Fascinating stuff... cheers for the vid!

 

[elicanis]

It is just awesome to watch isn't it? I saw it and immediately thought to share it here. The irony (for me) is I don't use a turntable.

Glad people like it.

I wonder if it could be done for a CD?

 

[faber12]

Here you are. The laser etched pits that make up the ones and zeros of digital data on a CD.

 

[Spitfirejoe]

Great video. Amazing how dirty things look under extreme magnification. Watch at 1:38 and you can see the stylus pick up a bit of crud from the record. I also saw a few little bubbles in the vinyl. Wonder why it's blue? Is that an odd reflection from the light source or is it a colored record?

This really makes you appreciate how difficult it is for a stylus to "track" the groove appropriately. There were some very large sideways "peaks" that the needle had to negotiate.