What happens to the groove on a vinyl record if there is more bass information?

Louder sounds are cut deeper, causing their grooves to become simultaneously wider as well. Wider grooves need more room on a record. The lower the frequency of a sound, like that killer bass track, the farther out the groove swings from side to side.

How long is the average groove on a vinyl record Side?

about 1,500 feet
Groove. The average LP has about 1,500 feet (460 m; 0.28 mi) of groove on each side. The average tangential needle speed relative to the disc surface is approximately 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h; 0.45 m/s).

How many grooves does an old vinyl record have?

Any regular vinyl LP has two grooves, one on each side. There are special records that have multiple tracks on each side so that they would play a different song depending on what groove you hit when putting down the needle, but that is not common.

How do you master a vinyl record?

How to Master for Vinyl

1. Using a mid-side equalizer, attenuate the side image up to 150Hz.
2. Using this same equalizer, subtly attenuate sibilance-based frequencies.
3. Use compression to control any excessive dynamics.
4. Gently introduce low-level compression.
5. Avoid any psychoacoustic stereo-imaging.

Should vinyl move up and down?

It is very common to play a record and see the tone arm move up and down slightly due to some warping being inherent in most vinyl discs, however, if you are not experiencing any skipping, there shouldn’t be an issue.

How long is a 12 inch record?

12 inch records are generally manufactured for full-length (LP) albums. At 33 rpm they hold around 15-22 minutes per side. 33 rpm is the most common speed for 12 inch records.

How many times can vinyl be played?

A well-cared for record can be played more than 100 times, with only minor audible sound degradation. If carefully maintained the same disc could be played many hundreds of times in its lifetime. A record played on poorly set-up equipment can be destroyed in just one spin.