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> For instance, it's not hard at all to make bass so loud that it causes the needle to leap out of the track I was a drum and bass dj when it was all still vin
by brigandish 4y ago
> For instance, it's not hard at all to make bass so loud that it causes the needle to leap out of the track
I was a drum and bass dj when it was all still vinyl. Even in a club with huge speakers, I've never seen the needle jump due to the bass (although some places used to tape a penny to the top of the headshelf). The weighting on the tone arms can be adjusted so if you've got a needle dancing around it's due to your set up, not the bass, or Jungle music wouldn't have lasted too long.
- kstrauser 4y agoSee my other comment here about the 1812 Overture.
- iamacyborg 4y agoSame deal with dubstep records.
- crtasm 4y agoThey're not referring to amplified sound. If you press a record with too much bass on it the 'wobble' of the groove itself can end up so extreme it'll make the needle jump out - no speakers required.
- brigandish 4y agoThere's an awful lot of bass on drum and bass records and yet I've never seen a needle jumping because of it.