We’ve all seen those picture discs hanging on the wall in record shops. After about fifty plays, the loss in sound quality becomes noticeable.Īdvertisements Picture Discs and Colored Vinyl Traditionally, the material of a dubplate is much softer than pressed vinyl. These dubplates will often be unreleased recordings, exclusive versions, or remixes of existing recordings. They’re also used by drum and bass and other electronic music producers. In reggae dancehall culture, a dubplate refers to an exclusive, ‘one-off’ acetate disc recording that only some DJs have access to. (Most are 10-inch discs, but 12-inch versions are available). Very nostalgic nonetheless.Ī dubplate is a type of sample disc (referred to as an acetate disc) used in mastering studios for test recordings before proceeding with the final master, and mass-produced vinyl pressing. During the peak vinyl years, magazines often used to give away flexi-discs containing exclusive tracks or popular hits.Īs you can imagine, the quality wasn’t great as the thin material and subsequent shallow grooves didn’t reproduce great sound. In theory, cutting at 45 RPM can sound better ( see the FAQ section for more on this).įlexi Disc records are made of a thin, flexible vinyl sheet. That said, many 12-inch records are cut at 45 RPM for audio quality reasons. This has been the standard speed for LPs since their introduction in the late 1940s. Most 12-inch records play at a standard speed of 33 1/3 revolutions per minute (RPM). Eventually, pop and rock acts adopted the format in the 1960s as artists took advantage of the longer playing time to create a more complete body of work. Initially, the LP was popular with classical music due to the longer playback time. Each side of a 12-inch record can include up to 26 minutes of music per side. New LP discs were made of PVC (vinyl) and played with a smaller-tipped microgroove stylus at 33 1⁄3 rpm. Introduced in 1948, LP albums were a huge improvement on the existing shellac 78 records that were very brittle and limited to less than five minutes of playback per side. There are four core types of vinyl records that you’re most likely to come across today.
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