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Is the sound created by the change in the depth or the shape of the groove?
by zeynel1 17y ago
Is the sound created by the change in the depth or the shape of the groove?
- dirtbox 17y agoShape of the grove. The needle is vibrated from side to side.
- thwarted 17y agoBoth! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_record#Stereo_sound http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_record#Stereo_sound While the stylus moves horizontally when reproducing a monophonic disk recording, on stereo records the stylus moves vertically as well as horizontally. In fact, prior to the full development of the 45/45 system, the first stereo cutting heads were made by bolting together one lateral cut head and one vertical cut head sharing a common stylus holder. Feeding the driving coils with suitably phased material achieved the 45/45 groove.
- dirtbox 17y agoI always wondered how stereo was achieved. God bless Wikipedia!