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Vinyl record

2017-10-05T06:49:06Z

Sadgirl4lyfe:

A '''vinyl record''' is an analog audio recording that is pressed into vinyl in the shape of a flat disc. The first 12" vinyl LP (long-play) record (the standard record most commonly sold today) was created by Peter Carl Goldmark in 1949 while he worked at Columbia Records. The new material allowed for more songs to be placed on each side of an album and noticeably increased the sound quality from the previously used shellacked hard rubber records.

==Defenition ==
Vinyl records are inscribed with a modulated groove in the shape of a spiral that starts on the edge of the disc, and as the record plays in a clockwise motion, a record needle will follow these grooves, producing sound, until the center of the disc is reached, music ceases, and the disc must be flipped.

There a multiple types of vinyl records, most commonly sold today in the 33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm speeds. Some other speeds include the 78 and the 16 rpm record, but modern record players are not configured to play these more archaic speeds configurations traditionally only available on shellacked hard rubber records. Today, LPs most often refer to 45rpm records and have a playtime of longer than 40 minutes, which make these the popular choice for full album releases. LPs are larger than EPs (extended-play) in both size and capacity, most commonly coming in a 12" format. EPs are 33 1/3 rpm records that come in sizes ranging from 7"-10" and can only hold a couple songs.

== Early History ==
The first vinyl LP was released in 1930 by RCA Victor, but failed due to lack of affordability and the economic down turn of the Great Depression. Columbia also tried selling vinyl records, but it they didn't catch on until the mid-1940s. The increased interest is credited to the increased cost of shellack during World War II and because radio stations began pressing albums onto vinyl because they were lighter to ship in the mail and didn't break as easily.

Columbia Records began working on improving the vinyl record in 1939. It was Dr. Peter Goldmark and his team's mission to develop a more inexpensive method of pressing vinyl while addressing issues with the modular printing process. It wasn't until June 21st, 1948 that Columbia Records debuted their perfected product at a New York press conference. In the following February of 1949, RCA Victor reentered the vinyl market when they released vinyl 45 rpm EPs, giving us the two popular vinyl record formats of today.

***FECK. I TOTALLY MISUNDERSTOOD THIS WHOLE WIKI THING. I JUST RESEARCHED VINYL RECORDS FOR 2 HOURS INSTEAD OF ADAPTING A NEW ENTRY TO MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE READING, AHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I'LL TRY AGAIN NEXT WEEK. MAY THIS MISTAKE LIVE ON FOREVER IN THIS WIKI. RIP.

Vinyl record

2017-10-05T06:23:41Z

Sadgirl4lyfe:

Vinyl record

2017-10-05T06:22:58Z

Sadgirl4lyfe:

A '''vinyl record''' is an analog audio recording that is pressed into vinyl in the shape of a flat disc. The first 12" vinyl LP (long-play) record (the standard record most commonly sold today) was created by Peter Carl Goldmark in 1949 while he worked at Columbia Records. The new material allowed for more songs to be placed on each side of an album and noticeably increased the sound quality from the previously used shellacked hard rubber records.

==How It Works ==
Vinyl records are inscribed with a modulated groove in the shape of a spiral that starts on the edge of the disc, and as the record plays in a clockwise motion, a record needle will follow these grooves, producing sound, until the center of the disc is reached, music ceases, and the disc must be flipped.

There a multiple types of vinyl records, most commonly sold today in the 33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm speeds. Some other speeds include the 78 and the 16 rpm record, but modern record players are not configured to play these more archaic speeds configurations traditionally only available on shellacked hard rubber records. Today, LPs most often refer to 45rpm records and have a playtime of longer than 40 minutes, which make these the popular choice for full album releases. LPs are larger than EPs (extended-play) in both size and capacity, most commonly coming in a 12" format. EPs are 33 1/3 rpm records that come in sizes ranging from 7"-10" and can only hold a couple songs.

== Early History ==
The first vinyl LP was released in 1930 by RCA Victor, but failed due to lack of affordability and the economic down turn of the Great Depression. Columbia also tried selling vinyl records, but it they didn't catch on until the mid-1940s. The increased interest is credited to the increased cost of shellack during World War II and because radio stations began pressing albums onto vinyl because they were lighter to ship in the mail and didn't break as easily.

Columbia Records began working on improving the vinyl record in 1939. It was Dr. Peter Goldmark and his team's mission to develop a more inexpensive method of pressing vinyl while addressing issues with the modular printing process. It wasn't until June 21st, 1948 that Columbia Records debuted their perfected product at a New York press conference. In the following February of 1949, RCA Victor reentered the vinyl market when they released vinyl 45 rpm EPs, giving us the two popular vinyl record formats of today.

Vinyl record

2017-10-05T06:20:56Z

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A '''vinyl record''' is an analog audio recording that is pressed into vinyl in the shape of a flat disc. The first 12" vinyl LP (long-play) record (the standard record most commonly sold today) was created by Peter Carl Goldmark in 1949 while he worked at Columbia Records. The new material allowed for more songs to be placed on each side of an album and noticeably increased the sound quality from the previously used shellacked hard rubber records.

Vinyl records are inscribed with a modulated groove in the shape of a spiral that starts on the edge of the disc, and as the record plays in a clockwise motion, a record needle will follow these grooves, producing sound, until the center of the disc is reached, music ceases, and the disc must be flipped.

There a multiple types of vinyl records, most commonly sold today in the 33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm speeds. Some other speeds include the 78 and the 16 rpm record, but modern record players are not configured to play these more archaic speeds configurations traditionally only available on shellacked hard rubber records. Today, LPs most often refer to 45rpm records and have a playtime of longer than 40 minutes, which make these the popular choice for full album releases. LPs are larger than EPs (extended-play) in both size and capacity, most commonly coming in a 12" format. EPs are 33 1/3 rpm records that come in sizes ranging from 7"-10" and can only hold a couple songs.

The first vinyl LP was released in 1930 by RCA Victor, but failed due to lack of affordability and the economic down turn of the Great Depression. Columbia also tried selling vinyl records, but it they didn't catch on until the mid-1940s. The increased interest is credited to the increased cost of shellack during World War II and because radio stations began pressing albums onto vinyl because they were lighter to ship in the mail and didn't break as easily.

Columbia Records began working on improving the vinyl record in 1939. It was Dr. Peter Goldmark and his team's mission to develop a more inexpensive method of pressing vinyl while addressing issues with the modular printing process. It wasn't until June 21st, 1948 that Columbia Records debuted their perfected product at a New York press conference. In the following February of 1949, RCA Victor reentered the vinyl market when they released vinyl 45 rpm EPs, giving us the two popular vinyl record formats of today.

Bandcamp

2017-10-05T05:22:39Z

Sadgirl4lyfe:

Bandcamp is an online music platform co-founded by Ethan Diamond, Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt, and Neal Tucker that caters directly towards fans of independent music. Its goal as a company is "to create the best possible service for artists and labels to share and earn money from their music, and for fans to discover and enjoy it" (bandcamp.com). By directly supporting artists, the skepticism of artist compensation when buying their songs is eliminated. There is a myriad of creators and projects to choose from when clicking over to the "discover" page on the website. Not only can one pick out a singular genre to focus on, but one could also distinguish between the format of the project: digital, [[vinyl record]], compact disc, and cassette. As antiquated as the non-digital options are, the physicality creates an intimacy that is sometimes lost when targeting specifically digital music. At the same time, the site is "one of the greatest underground-culture bazaars of our time" (thenewyorktimes.com). An overview of the community on Bandcamp reveals an endless ocean of unlimited creativity. Examples of the peculiar side of the platform are revealed on the YouTube channel "theneedledrop"'s series "IT CAME FROM BANDCAMP!," highlighting strange and interesting projects.

[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqA46RPQdZA&index=8&list=PLP4CSgl7K7opu4iUNivGAD1_hEMnR8cK4]]

E-Lit Wiki

2017-10-05T05:11:21Z

Sadgirl4lyfe:

ENG 116B: Introduction to Electronic Literature

What is not electronic literature today? [[see also: nothing?]] Rather than introduce electronic literature or “e-lit” as a [[distinct]] literary [[category]], this course wonders if it’s still possible to consider literature [[beyond]] the electronic circuits that characterize the networked present. The [[creation]] and study of literature today is facilitated by a range of [[digital]] formats and networked [[consoles]], each of which introduce [[new]] [[practices]] of production, circulation, [[reception]], and [[reading]]. Alongside these [[transformations]], we’ll explore a range of new literary genres inhabiting, for example, computer scripts, image [[macros]], flash movies, social media, [[hypertext]] [[bandcamp]] releases, [[interactive]] applications, and print on demand books. Thinking through the present, this introduction examines the history and future of literature through the everyday experience of computers and electronic devices. From the history of digital poetics to recent internet publications, we’ll track the [[development]] of [[literature]] under the influence of computation up to works published in the present, as they emerge throughout the quarter. In lockstep, the course considers the category of “electronic literature” as a way to think about historical works remediated to the internet, in a wide range of [[(post-)]]digital formats. The course requires short weekly responses in an open format, as well as a mid-term and final assignment, which may be critical or creative in form, [[developed]] in conversation with the instructor. No previous experience in programming, [[poetry]], or literature is required.

E-Lit Wiki

2017-10-05T05:10:20Z

Sadgirl4lyfe:

ENG 116B: Introduction to Electronic Literature

What is not electronic literature today? [[see also: nothing?]] Rather than introduce electronic literature or “e-lit” as a [[distinct]] literary [[category]], this course wonders if it’s still possible to consider literature [[beyond]] the electronic circuits that characterize the networked present. The [[creation]] and study of literature today is facilitated by a range of [[digital]] formats and networked [[consoles]], each of which introduce [[new]] [[practices]] of production, circulation, [[reception]], and [[reading]]. Alongside these [[transformations]], we’ll explore a range of new literary genres inhabiting, for example, computer scripts, image [[macros]], flash movies, social media, [[hypertext]] [[bandcamp]] releases, [[interactive]] applications, and print on demand books. Thinking through the present, this introduction examines the history and future of literature through the everyday experience of computers and electronic devices. From the history of digital poetics to recent internet publications, we’ll track the [[development]] of [[literature]] under the influence of computation up to works published in the present, as they emerge throughout the quarter. In [[lockstep]], the course considers the category of “electronic literature” as a way to think about historical works remediated to the internet, in a wide range of [[(post-)]]digital formats. The course requires short weekly responses in an open format, as well as a mid-term and final assignment, which may be critical or creative in form, [[developed]] in conversation with the instructor. No previous experience in programming, [[poetry]], or literature is required.