Frequency Range Of Vinyl

Frequency response of vinyl is supperior to cd digital but the dynamic noise is not.

Frequency range of vinyl. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1991 vinyl release of frequencies on discogs. The dynamic range of a direct cut vinyl record may surpass 70 db. The dynamic range of vinyl when evaluated as the ratio of a peak sinusoidal amplitude to the peak noise density at that sine wave frequency is somewhere around 80 db. Its a low roll off and high boost during the cut.

2012 12 05 00 12 48 by mzil. There is no hard limit upper frequency limit like that with vinyl in theory. And that all to have a better dynamic range. Analysis of vinyl lp high frequency content.

The range of audible sound goes from a low frequency of 20hz up to about 20 000hz or 20khz. Pcm of any flavor has a flat response to fs. The low frequency response of vinyl records is restricted by rumble noise described above as well as the physical and electrical characteristics of the entire pickup arm and transducer assembly. And this is for a mass produced commercial lp purchased second hand from a thrift store for around 1.

The high frequency response of vinyl depends on the cartridge. But its not a high roll off. Vinyl s dynamic range is dependant on frequency because vinyl doesn t have a flat maximum output curve. Yes vinyl was noisier.

I stand by this. When i cut a master for vinyl and a cd master from the same digital master tape they sounded pretty much the same except for the noise floor. Unlike cd vinyl has no inherent high frequency limit in theory the cd format has a hard limit in that only frequencies below 22 05 khz can be encoded. This is not the case with vinyl.

Since vinyl has a frequency response from 7hz to 50khz and beyond along with more than 75db of dynamic range you can be sure that your music will be accurately reproduced on your lp. Vinyl has greater resolution than cd because its dynamic range is higher than for cd at the most audible frequencies. This analysis focuses on the bell percussion sounds near the end of the track the left channel was used. Riaa equalization wikipedia the free encyclopedia.