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The Magic of Records
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The experience of records with the album art, liner notes, and holding a vinyl record is a lost art. Records provide a mind boggling amount of measurements with an incredible amount of information.

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The ritual of listening to a record and the quality of the sound it produces is something that is often lost with digital music.
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Music
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The ritual of listening to a record and the quality of the sound it produces is something that is often lost with digital music. The physical encoding of each instrument and sound on a record makes it a truly magical experience.

Chapter
The Magic of Records
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Vinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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Stuff You Should Know
A recording engineer, Michael Connolly, gives an analogy about the difference between digital and analog recording.
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Audio Engineering
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A recording engineer, Michael Connolly, gives an analogy about the difference between digital and analog recording. He compares measuring height with a door jam to explain that analog captures what is meant to be recorded on a record, whereas digital recordings hold a mind-boggling amount of information that some believe make them better.

Chapter
The Magic of Records
Episode
Vinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
Podcast
Stuff You Should Know