Episode
Vinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
1:08:26
Published: Tue Oct 04 2022
Description
Despite reading all about how vinyl records are recorded and made, it's still a bit like black magic to us. Dive in and learn all about the coolest music medium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
The speaker is excited to announce that they will be going back on the road to do live shows, with upcoming shows in Seattle and San Francisco for SketchFest, working with new people on social media.
00:00 - 04:02 (04:02)
Summary
The speaker is excited to announce that they will be going back on the road to do live shows, with upcoming shows in Seattle and San Francisco for SketchFest, working with new people on social media.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Vinyl records, which were once 1% of music sales in the 90s, have made a comeback in the 2000s with 27.5 million vinyl records sold worldwide in 2020 due to nostalgia, hipsters, audio files, Record Store Day and other reasons.
04:02 - 09:55 (05:53)
Summary
Vinyl records, which were once 1% of music sales in the 90s, have made a comeback in the 2000s with 27.5 million vinyl records sold worldwide in 2020 due to nostalgia, hipsters, audio files, Record Store Day and other reasons.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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In this podcast, the speaker talks about the invention of sound recording before Thomas Edison, and the initial experiments done by a man named Scott to etch sound into glass plates using lamp black.
09:55 - 18:56 (09:01)
Summary
In this podcast, the speaker talks about the invention of sound recording before Thomas Edison, and the initial experiments done by a man named Scott to etch sound into glass plates using lamp black.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
In 1895, Emile Berliner invented the gramophone, a device that replaced wax cylinders with discs and allowed for the mass production of record copies.
18:56 - 24:14 (05:18)
Summary
In 1895, Emile Berliner invented the gramophone, a device that replaced wax cylinders with discs and allowed for the mass production of record copies. It revolutionized the music industry and became the precursor to the modern-day vinyl record.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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This podcast episode discusses the evolution of record production speeds and how the transition from 78 to 33 and a third RPM affected the length of music on each side of a record.
24:14 - 28:01 (03:47)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the evolution of record production speeds and how the transition from 78 to 33 and a third RPM affected the length of music on each side of a record.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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In this podcast, comedian and TV icon hosts the story of Sergei Krikalev, a man floating in orbit in 1991 who receives news that the Soviet Union is falling apart, with a raspy-voiced, cigar-smoking man at the center of the story.
28:01 - 31:05 (03:04)
Summary
In this podcast, comedian and TV icon hosts the story of Sergei Krikalev, a man floating in orbit in 1991 who receives news that the Soviet Union is falling apart, with a raspy-voiced, cigar-smoking man at the center of the story. The host shares their personal connection by sharing that they trained to become the youngest person to go to space at age 23 in Moscow.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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The vinyl album was invented as a way to store and play more music on a single record than was possible with the previous shellac discs.
31:05 - 35:36 (04:31)
Summary
The vinyl album was invented as a way to store and play more music on a single record than was possible with the previous shellac discs. The term "album" actually predates the vinyl LP, as it was originally used to describe the sleeves that stored collections of 78s.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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The speaker discusses the history of music formats, from singles to LP vinyl records, cassettes, and CDs.
35:36 - 41:02 (05:26)
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The speaker discusses the history of music formats, from singles to LP vinyl records, cassettes, and CDs. He mentions a podcast where additional research and transcription was done by Wiley Wiggins.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
"Watt It Takes" follows a lawyer's journey in the entertainment industry, while "The 313" is a podcast about the 313 days spent by an astronaut in space.
41:02 - 45:15 (04:13)
Summary
"Watt It Takes" follows a lawyer's journey in the entertainment industry, while "The 313" is a podcast about the 313 days spent by an astronaut in space.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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This episode explores the process of creating vinyl records, from etching sound waves into a mechanical record to melting down pellets of vinyl and pressing the actual discs.
45:15 - 51:11 (05:56)
Summary
This episode explores the process of creating vinyl records, from etching sound waves into a mechanical record to melting down pellets of vinyl and pressing the actual discs.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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The material used in making vinyl records can affect their ability to attract dust and static electricity.
51:11 - 56:24 (05:13)
Summary
The material used in making vinyl records can affect their ability to attract dust and static electricity. Adding 0.5% carbon black to the mix makes it more conductive and repels dust better.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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The experience of records with the album art, liner notes, and holding a vinyl record is a lost art.
56:24 - 1:04:19 (07:55)
Summary
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.
EpisodeVinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
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The transcript excerpt contains advertisements for multiple podcasts available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, and other podcast platforms.
1:04:19 - 1:08:29 (04:09)
Summary
The transcript excerpt contains advertisements for multiple podcasts available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcasts, and other podcast platforms.