[LAU] How is the bass mixed? Per-channel frequency analysis? Histogram?

[Chris Bannister]

On Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 11:56:00PM -0500, Rick Green wrote:
> I had heard the story about phonograph needles jumping out of the
> track. It made sense to me.  On a stereo phonograph record, in-phase
> energy (L+R) is represented as side-to-side motion of the needle,
> and out-of-phase energy(L-R) is up and down motion.  It can also be
> thought of as the left channel is recorded on one side of the
> groove(at a 45deg angle), and the right channel on the other side.
> It seemed plausible that a kick drum panned all the way to one side
> or the other might send the needle into the adjacent groove.

It would be a pretty crappy turntable that did that! Probably a plastic
arm with no counterbalance with a worn dirty needle.

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