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- theman8631, on 10/12/2007, -3/+32Just so happened that Thomas Edison in 1878 didn't know how to encode, etch or uninocde music digitally using complex circuitry that wasn't invented.
Nor did anyone until about 100 years later. - Hyperion, on 10/12/2007, -1/+30I swear, the sarcasm detector sucks for so many people on Digg.
- TheComputerMutt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29It's texture is the data. It's not too different from the way CDs and DVDs work, with grooves in them which represent the binary data.
- Technopundit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+25Actually, pirated LP's were quite common back in the 80's, and like today, it was quite difficult to tell the fakes from commercial product.
However, this is not quite the way it was done... - knightblade2oo4, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24...that's why you use a needle to play a record...
- galfridus73, on 10/12/2007, -3/+21LOL.
It was called a "cassette deck."
Sorry, I don't mean to be condescending... but it is funny.
Simply put, my friend would say: "Hey, I want to record that new album." I would ask for a blank tape, then I had (still have it, too) a component stereo system and play the vinyl through the cassette recorder.
That's how all us 70s & 80s kids began the mix tape. ;)
Sharing music is nothing new amongst fans. It's just the technology that has changed. - galfridus73, on 10/12/2007, -5/+22digga34: Wait... you thought there was data? You're joking, right?
Vinyl is a continous analog (as opposed to digital) recording of sound. Do some searches for Edison's wax recordings - he rarely edited the early ones, so you can hear background noise, etc., on them.
As the industry matured, and magnetic tape came about, artists would record to that, edit them into "master tapes" and then press the final edits to vinyl. In fact, there are still some studios that record to analog tape - but those are few and far between. It's easier to record directly to a hard drive now... - zweben, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19Well if you're going to do that you might as well skip copying the record and just get the MP3's from the original.
- ViRaZ, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16Old school pirating. +1 Digg
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+24this is incredible. i would have never thought that was even possible. but then i dont have any experience with records.
- cobracommander, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11great now i can burn some vinyl for my grandma. what a great christmas gift!
- kindrobot, on 10/12/2007, -17/+26Inaccurate. It said nothing about how to make multiple copies quickly and sell them at
the swap meet without getting caught. - spectre_25gt, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11@psylence
Are you serious? For those that don't know, vinyl is still considered by many to be the best medium at reproducing sound. - rasbill, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11i do deal with records on a daily basis and i doubt these would work, and if they did it would sound horrrrible
- sremick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8"In that case, it's a good thing movies aren't pressed into vinyl."
http://www.vinylvideo.com/ - Areku, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10In that case, it's a good thing movies aren't pressed into vinyl.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+14The Stone Age called, they want their grammar back.
- Rowen7, on 10/12/2007, -4/+10Now that we pirated our friends album, why not import it to MP3 using a good audio card and a turn table?
- imtigger2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9This is one of the 1st diggs I ever submitted... How to RIP an LP with your Scanner! :)
Check out: http://digg.com/technology/Rip_an_LP_With_Your..._Scanner_ - kleepklop, on 05/01/2009, -0/+5here's the original article, translated into english: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2Fzeit-wissen%2F2006%2F03%2Fbildergalerie_LP%3F1
- stou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Awsome, I am shocked that this works... but it could be good for making a bunch of copies of breaks records since they tend to wear out if you are constantly using them.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It's a neat project... but I still prefer recording the record w/ a line in and Audacity, and then converting it to tracks.
- imahimon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6I agree 25gt...
I'll spin vinyl over a CD any day. - sapo916, on 10/12/2007, -6/+11This comment has been reported to the MPAA
- Jozer99, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10Yeah, analog audio is by nature uncompressed. Basically, when you make a record, you have a razorblade hooked up to a special record cutter that cuts deeper the louder a sound is. The grooves are quite litteraly the soundwave. When you play a record, you have a special needle hooked up to a magnetic pickup. The needle moves up and down with the grooves in the record. This makes a teeny signal inside of the magnetic pickup which is amplified and played as sound.
In fact, the method used in this do-it-yourself is somewhat similar to how actual records were made. A "master" record would be used to create molds. The molds would then be used to "press" hot vinyl into the correct shape. The only difference was that they used assembly lines to do it much faster than with self setting plastic.
A cool read, despite the fact that it is almost useless in this day of high quality digital audio. - Gragoon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I am no sound expert but how does "warm" sound?
I play guitar and i always hear people saying tube amplifiers have a "warm" sound that transistors can't reproduce, I cannot hear a difference!
Am i just going deaf or is it audiophiles that are trying to justify why they like retro stuff? - kenz0r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5you mean PRESS vinyl =]
- camtech, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4If you're really desperate you can get one of these: http://www.audioturntable.com/
About $15,000.
I did say really desperate... - Mac2492, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Hey, at least sapo was only four letters off...
- codyman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I love my vinyls, but no matter what i try (carbon fiber brush, cleaning solutions, etc etc) I can never get the "pops" really out... anyone have a good solution to my problem (I was an 80's child and was rasied with cassettes and cd's...)
- Technopundit, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10It DOES seem like wasted effort by today's standards.
- indiraider2, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6What's up man? Don't Be a Bunny!!
I hope you had a funkadelic time listening to those square, uncool, "pirated" records. Now we are going to sue you cats and give you some chill out time too. Let me give you the skinny on our "proposition". We will take all your money! You must pay an sum of $100, or your ass is in the can. Can You Dig IT!!!!!
-------------The RIAA-------------------- May 4, 1974----------------------------------- - RobotDog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Thats awsome. Belive it or not this has many practicle applications. Ive djed and ocasionaly you want 2 of the same records, but what a drag to buy 2 copys... now u can have as many as u want.. But the tutorial doesnt tell how sturdy the final product is
- DrZowie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yup - that has the advantage that you can preserve the "warm vinyl sound" in your MP3s, too :-)
- ph3rny, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Read the comments...
They have started a flame war about their administrator "pirating".
LMAO - definiteform, on 10/12/2007, -3/+6I'll try this on a vinyl I don't particularly care about. Really excited to see the results.
- WackyT, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Burwen Research TNE7000 Transient Noise Eliminator works great for me.
- goffy59, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Who ever modded the second comment down is a ***** retard. What did he say that was wrong or bad? He was trying to find an answere. This isnt the ***** journalist territory. Its for people like him to ask questions/comment about anything related. You ***** dip ***** ruin digg. Stop using the comment system in the wrong way. Its only there so you can mod down people who are off topic or people who are offensive. I may seem offensive, but I enjoy looking at everyones comments. Its pretty lame when you mod down anything you dont like personally. This is digg, not AOL.
- Hacktivist, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5It can't really get more indepth then that... unless you don't know how to make a frame out of wood..
- kenz0r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2theres many great sprays for the vinyl. one i use is called Pfanistat and it de-staticizes the record, cleans it, removes 85% of pops, and coats the vinyl with a sort of film which prolongs the life of the record. you might want to look into things like that, also the needle youre using may not be the best, but im not one to know that.
- CypherXero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Try filtering the audio through a program like Adobe Audition. It has a noise reduction filter that can get rid of pops and clicks, and it can also get rid of background noise.
- Badaudio, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5What was the way they did back then?
i sorta knew about this though, because i was watching vh1 and they had an artist and said he got his inspiration from a pirated LP cover - spectre_25gt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well, what are you using for equipment? I don't know whether those audiophile turntables are really worth the money or not, but trying to play records on a crappy old automatic player is always going to sound horrible. With proper equipment that's fully grounded you shouldn't be hearing pops or background noise unless it's actually in the recording (or worn into it over time).
- stenk, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Wow. Quite interesting.
- bilangew, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Seems good in theory, but.. does it really *work*?
And can you do some damage to the needle, too?
After all that, how about sound quality? - sapo916, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was joking just in case you didnt get it.
- WRoach, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'd like to add that NOTHING beats the sound of an analogic system. It's not really practical, but you can feel the soul of the sound. I'd love to see vinyl make a comeback. That and dynamic pitch, but that's an other story.
- rohi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is cute, but I can't image in practice people are really going to do this other than to see if it works. Anyways, I do have a question maybe someone can help me with.
If I own a vinyl record, which I paid for, can I download the same songs for my iPod without paying?
I have a lot of vinyl records and personally don't feel like I'm "stealing" these mp3s since I already own the music. I'm just wondering if the law agrees with me or not. Do I own the music or do I just own the piece of plastic it comes on?
Sorry if the question makes my post slightly off-topic. - WRoach, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I can finally rip Lady from Beck, Bogert and Appice!!! Just as those countless awesome songs I can't buy digitalized...
- Hurricane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11.Actually, analog audio IS DATA, just Analog Data of the original sound wave.
2.The cutter when recording and the needle when playing back move back and forth in a squiggly pattern NOT up and down in the groove, in fact under a magnifying glass you can see the wave-form of the music in the groove.There is somewhere a savant (can't remember his name) that can tell you the song from just looking at the groove.
3. There is available raw silicon that can be poured.....and BTW once raw silicon is cured it is quite heat resistant, kinda like rubber/plastic that wont melt, so you could technically pour molten plastic on the mold to make the copy(lots of bubble problems). However they are obviously using a resin in this example. -
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