Monday, October 14, 2013

Interesting Facts About Phonograph Needles

By Megan Landry


The modern world of music has already been changed into a new digital soundscape. There are some parts of music that are produced with the use of some equipment from previous years. The Phonograph Needles has been very important and popular in the present industry. There are others who will call this as turntables.

Hip hop and rap are among the various genres that are still famous today for all people around the world. These may involve an artistic or unique scratching technique that can be done only on some turntables. Still, there are people who are left fascinated and astonished by the history behind these since these have dated around the late 50s up to the 60s.

The sound that is produced from scratching will often depend on the condition or the type of the needle that will be used. There are some DJs who will prefer to use a certain brand while the others will make their own mix in trying some other brands. For some artists, the sounds that are made with a certain type of needle will completely differ with the other one.

During the time when the vinyl recordings were introduced, the material that was used in making a needle will greatly affect the quality of sound. The very first known versions were said to be made from sapphires and diamonds. There are people who will prefer to use the diamonds since this is an excellent choice because of durability.

Such needles are termed as the stylus. Whenever these are exposed to a long time of usage, these may easily wear and tear with time. Hence, the better part of picking different diamond stylus would be its capability to stay longer and may produce a fine sound quality. Although this might be very expensive, one may never be disappointed over having this choice.

The earlier versions of these were made from steel or copper. These materials are intended in manufacturing or changing several stylus. Those changeable versions may not be in demand nowadays because there are people who will prefer the cartridge styles. The whole cartridge may contain a particular stylus mechanism that can be replaced to further improve all the sounds.

The recording industry had already boomed and flourished even for the last one hundred years. However, the digital technology and the coming of the compact discs has somehow improved the tones. But, these compact discs were no longer popular since there are many advanced technologies that are still developed.

Due to the platforms that are necessary in playing any compact disc, it has become obsolete. Such advancements can be costly that a usual person may not want to spend a lot of money for this. Likewise, these are being replaced by different inventions that may have excellent tones that can be good for some listeners. Still, turntables are being played together with various musical instruments.

Phonograph Needles have been magnified with unusual sounds to produce some recorded mixes. There are many artists that have already recorded their mixes that already took the first spot in some charts. These turntables together with creative individuals can produce brilliant tones that anyone will love to hear.




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