[sdiy] Nifty Slider/Fader alert

[Pete Niedermayr]

Ah yes, K-Tel those were the days. My favorites were the hit song albums by
the original artists. Hit songs not recorded by the original artist that
made the song a hit, but a band of people who's name was The Original
Artists
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd at rddavis.org>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Nifty Slider/Fader alert


> Quothe Glen, from writings of Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 02:26:35PM -0400:
> > First, I have LPs that were NEVER mistreated. I have taken them straight
> > out of the brand new packaging, and placed them ever so delicately on my
> > turntable. I then proceeded to play them, and what did I hear?
> >
> > POPPING and CRACKLING that peaked out MUCH LOUDER than the music I was
> > trying to hear underneath it!
>
> What else would one expect when records are removed from packaging that
> resultes in static?  If you'd cleaned them with an anti-static cleaner
> and used rice-paper sleaves to keep them in...
>
> Also, you weren't wearing any polyester clothing when handling the
> records in a dry environment were you?
>
> > You can't convince me (or a lot of others) that a lot of vinyl records
> > weren't crap, in this respect.
>
> Operator error. :-)  It wasn't the fault of the records.
>
> > I've tried cleaning them before the 1st play, playing them straight out
of
> > the package with no cleaning. I've played them wet, dry, and everywhere
in
> > between. (Although wetting helps, it's not a cure.)
>
> Playing records wet ruins them.
>
> > I absolutely resent being told that my technique was somehow amiss, or
that
> > my equipment is crap, if I have any serious displeasure with vinyl
records.
>
> We all make mistakes.  Uh, those weren't K Tel records that you were
> listening to by the way, were they?  ;-)
>
> > A solid state amp will not cause this cracking, which originates on the
> > record. Likewise, the quality of my preamp will not generate this
> > disturbance. As for a turntable, I used fairly good quality turntables.
Not
>
> Was the turntable grounded?  Did you align the cartridge properly?  A
> very slight amount of misalignment will made a big difference in the
> sound.
>
> > the best, but not the cheapest either. I've never had the luxury of even
> > hearing a turntable that costs over $1000.00, so I can't say that some
> > exotic turntable wouldn't help with the snap crackle pop.
>
> Hmmm... I'm using an old Thorens TD-160 with a Shure V15 III
> cartridge, far from an expensive turntable and cartridge combination,
> and clean my records with Discwasher (drying and letting them dry
> thoroughly!).  Popping sounds from static are quite rare.  Also, I can
> play warped records with no tracking problems.
>
> > However, I shouldn't have to spend over $1000 just to hear a record
played
> > reasonably free from popping and cracking.
>
> Right... there's no need to.
>
> > As flawed as cheap CD players are, even the CHEAPEST CD player doesn't
> > create a disturbance as noticeable as this.
>
> But one will plays discs that won't last as long as vinyl
> LPs... remember these words "CD-Rot".
>
> > You can keep your turntables and vinyl records. I'll gladly suffer
through
> > the "horrors" of pop-and-click-free listening with my humble CD player.
It
> > may have limitations, but at least I can depend on actually hearing the
> > music when I purchase an album on CD.
>
> Until CD-Rot sets in.   :-) :-) :-)
>
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