Picking Up The Groove: A Change Of Perception With Vinyl

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A black and white photo capturing the groove of a vinyl record.

Have you ever wondered how sounds on a vinyl disc are amplified through a record player? To explain this magical phenomenon, Ben Krasnow from Applied Science said, “The first step is to head down to the local music store and pick up a few LPs from the dollar bin.”

As Krasnow explains, “when records are spinning, the stylist vibrate following the grooves of the vinyl disc which moves the magnets near a coil that generates electricity that gets amplified into the audio signal.

In order to further enhance our perception, the scientist used an electron microscope to create a stop-motion animation. The GIF animation is…