Have you ever wondered how that needle in that vinyl
groove plays all those sweet sounds? Maybe you understand the process
but haven’t seen the whole thing up close, like really close, to see
what the needle or stylus is actually running up against in those
mysterious grooves.
Well, here’s the view from inside a record’s groove at 1000X magnification, as shared by
Microscopic Images on their Twitter page:
The
smooth, shiny black landscape of vinyl is actually a jagged terrain
that looks like it's being carved out by the stylus, with each side of
the groove creating sound waves for the left and right channel.
Here's the whole thing zoomed in even more, complete with a description of what's going on-
And, last but certainly not least, here's a video showing a vinyl record being played under a microscope:
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