How it's Made Vinyl Records

[captainmurphy52]

How do they make the transparent records though!?

[kinmanyuen]

Yes I agree too, there's more detail in vinyl than a cd in sound..

[kinmanyuen]

its so amazing, i cant imaging the margin of error in producing it..

[ericmarshall19]

how would someone ever figure out that this would work

[jjysoserious]

''Some say they sound better than digital cd and mp3s'' ... They do.

[TFindteisen]

Vinyl rules forever. The CD-format offers you a lower range of sound, 'cause there had to be at least 74 minutes of music on it.

[aptsys]

Sounds weird with the American narrator.

[TheThroney]

one of the only shows on tv worth watching

[gardenofarcane]

03:44 did you dance? = )

[psyoniksoundz]

number of times "that's what she said" popped up in my head during this video? over 9,000 :P

[LooopQ]

How do they make the vinyls different colors?

[Velodynamic]

_vinyl_records_4-ever_!_

[wrf1973]

At 4:29 - I've never understood that phenomenon of the appearance of grooves moving toward the center of the record, one after the next. Can someone explain that to me?

[fab186]

A buddy of mine just bought the beatles white album on white vinyl with side A labeled as sgt. peppers instead of white album. pretty rare find

[KleberebelK18]

amazing! the whole process is very creative. with more technology available nowadays, people tends to get lazy. that's what i think.

[ImmoSci]

Vinyls are great fun - convert them to .wav, then play them at twice their speed and make plastic plates out of them! Nobody can convince me that the sound is better, because I'm already half deaf! (at age 14!)

[hotdog2020]

I am addicted to these how it's made videos lol

[meanguyrob]

vinyl was dead and should have stayed dead. mp3's will replace everything anyways

[weggles]

@meanguyrob Why? Why should it have "stayed dead"?

[Apatu57]

how the fuck did people think of this before CDs?

[quirpco]

This seems like such a slow process. I guess the record factories would have to have run 24-7 to meet demand, especially at the peak of the LP's popularity when CDs & tapes weren't available!

[mikehumphries]

plastic fantastic!

[mikeb1444]

Too bad they don't make Technics decks anymore. If it"s not one thing, it's another.

[Jade7272]

i love listening to my old vinyls. or should i say, my parent's old vinyls :P

[DJTIMMY1988]

interesting :) 

[lombreckx]

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[Gamezalot]

It's all psychological. It's been scientifically proven that there's no way the human ear can discern the difference between an analog sound wave and a high resolution (320kbs) digital one. I've fooled many people who THINK they can tell the difference with a blindfold test. They pick the digital EVERY time.

[Lemon77UG]

@Gamezalot said "I've fooled many people who THINK they can tell the difference with a blindfold test. They pick the digital EVERY time."

That means they can tell the difference, doesn't it?

[llamawolf]

it would be so much smarter to sell the original to collectors....they would make soooo much money xD

[robinheil]

I want those discarded lacquer discs!!!

[ScorpioSpinster]

very informative and truly fascinating!!!

[attoghaveympops]

I still don't fully understand how cutting grooves into it produces the intricate sounds of music....it baffles me.

[jblucio3177]

@attoghaveympops the groove is cut by scratching soundwaves into the disc, the a needle read the waved in turn make electrical signal.

[jblucio3177]

@attoghaveympops the grooves are wave forms, when the stylus is it the groove it follows the groove which produces electrical sounds. all sounds are in electrical wave form, even if it's mp3, etc.

[DougMcCallister1]

@attoghaveympops I agree with jblucio3177.

[DeaderNBetter]

@attoghaveympops sound back then was analogue so it was made with electric pulses

[J0nyy20]

Vinyls are such great pieces filled with music. Now I watched the video and still can't understand nor believe how all the sounds of the music can be put on it with only a needle and vibrations. It's just fascinating.

[berndpfe]

The most impressive fact is that the way of production is so similar to that of CDs/DVDs. Of course there are differences in the fabrication techniques concerning the masters (mechanical/optical recording) and also in the material and method of doing the mass-production (Vinyl/Polycarbonate). But all in all it is very similar.

[pballa92]

Man, that's a really smart way they do that! I love my iPod because it's portable and I can listen to music on the go, but if I'm just at home, nothing beats my turntable and vinyl. It's just so authentic. FYI IM ONLY 3 (but not really hahaha @ that dumbass who thinks we care that he's 11)

[MiracleKD18]

Producing vinyl is not just industry and business... its an art!

[oros123456]

What will happen to them in the digital age?

[jblucio3177]

There going to be still around because you can get a wide frequancy range with them, but with digital, it's limited.

[RowdyGleason]

not necessarily. it depends on what sampling rate (read: nyquist theorem) digital music is recorded at, not necessarily JUST what it is being played on (CD, SACD, DVD audio, MP3, Vinyl...). Most modern music being put out is recorded onto digital mediums, or end up digital at one point in the delivery process anyway. So, in essence, you're only as fast as the slowest member in the pack... so to speak. Plus, there are other mediums on the horizon, such as SACD.

[commentleaver]

@jblucio3177 Not really. Human hearing goes up to about 20 kHz and decreases with age. The frequency range of digital media is limited by the sample rate, which must be 2X the maximum audio frequency. CD audio is 44100 samples per second (44.1 kHz), thus able to reproduce audio frequencies of 22050 (22.05 kHz) and below. Vinyl's elasticity allows maybe up to 50 kHz, but standard cutting heads roll off around 22 kHz to minimize problems that occur above that.

[kawalmit]

@jblucio3177 That'S right. And to add, vinyl record sales have been going up for the 5 past years. Boosting for as much as 100%. So yeah, their back.

[moto123456789101]

@jblucio3177 you can get more range with digital! do you know what your talking about??

[aihoschema]

@jblucio3177 Sorry but no. O.K.Audio CD's are not perfect. But the reason is NOT that they are digital, it is because the standard is too old. 16 bit 44.1Khz are a little short. A higher resolution is available for years on SACD. If you ever listen to a 24bit 96Khz digital recording (modern industry standard) with the lastest technology - you will be so blown away. I agree that vinyl has its charme and a very smooth sound, the look and handling of vinyl records is also part of it.

[mrhoffame]

@oros123456 The biggest reason I think they will stay around well into the digital age is because vinyl has really made it's mark as the "Collectors" Format of choice. It's kind of like saying that Antiques bowls will go away because of new stores like Ikea lol. Those that really "Collect" music (in a lot of cases) tend to do it with vinyl and I don't see music collector going away anytime soon. Matter of fact the trend is younger people catching on.

[v1le]

Great video! It's not just industry, vinyl-making is art!!!

[datstight128]

man i got so many records but never seen how they are made thanks so much for uploading the whole thing you know its real sad that so many people dont like to listen music on the orginal recording and rather listen to it all digital on ipods mp3s etc... its real sad cuz even a lot of djs have gone digital but for real though people need to start listening to vinyl again especialy young people and plus vinyl album artwork are much more bigger unlike cds where the artwork is small

[ejlucio]

Vinyl records come as time coded too, you ouse time coded records with computers. The song is still digital from the computer but still can get the feel of the record if you know what I mean.

[oros123456]

Don't you need a record player?

[gumbyjag]

I'm glad vinyl is making a comeback, there's really nothing like it. The highest standard a music lover can ask for.

[jblucio3177]

I don't think that vinyl records will ever dissapear.

[SepatownSon]

you might be right... a lot of people still use them.

[Noodle880]

nether do i LIVE VINYL F.Y.I IM JUST 11 YEARS OLD

[Mooktopia]

shut the fuck up and die

[mrhoffame]

@jblucio3177 I don't think vinyl will ever dissapear either. Matter of fact I see two things happening...1. More vinyl will be pressed in the future 2. People who collect vinyl will simpy add cds and Mp3s to their overall music collection. Heck look at me. I am all about vinyl but I have started collecting cds, cassettes, and even 8 tracks lol.

[jblucio3177]

@mrhoffame me too, I'm going to start a record collection sometime this summer.

[BJSteigner]

@jblucio3177 Add me to your list :)

[BJSteigner]

@gumbyjag Vinyl Records makes the DJ Skills...but where to find them in a store is beyond me.

[gumbyjag]

@BJSteigner There are stores dedicated to carrying vinyl records. Search for a local music store around you, I guarantee they will have them. Just recently some mainstream stores have started carrying them, like Best Buy. The problem is that music is not being sold like it used to so in order to find "specialty items" like vinyl is considered, you have to look a little harder.

[BJSteigner]

@gumbyjag Back then..you can get underground music on vinyl...Independent retailers would carry them, and DJs would spin them in rotation until it wears out. What I miss more is the vinyl singles stacks wall to wall. Not e-tailers are starting to carry them, but you need to order them by name such as Beatport, Perfect Beat, etc.

[JasGCOPS]

I miss vinyl records!! Hehehehehehe!! xoxoxoxo's Jas

[elenavineeve]

vinyl record sound is very soothing and authentic

[unbridledenthusiasm]

Definitely.