Patent filed for "HD Vinyl"

Digital vinyl?

digital fucking vinyl

inb4 overpriced Warp limited "Audiophile HD Vinyl" editions of forthcoming albums...

ok putting together patent for HD Cassettes now.

  On 3/20/2016 at 12:37 PM, colunga said:

ok putting together patent for HD Cassettes now.

Pretty sure that was something already mentioned by Sony last year !!!

Found this link, that's what I'm talking about :)

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/181560-sony-develops-tech-for-185tb-tapes-3700-times-more-storage-than-a-blu-ray-disc

  On 3/20/2016 at 12:37 PM, colunga said:

ok putting together patent for HD Cassettes now.

shit

  On 3/20/2016 at 10:51 AM, Rubin Farr said:

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/03/15/high-definition-vinyl-will-soon-become-a-reality/

i don't see what's wrong with this. imo it's a good idea

  On 3/20/2016 at 4:52 PM, xox said:

 

  On 3/20/2016 at 10:51 AM, Rubin Farr said:

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/03/15/high-definition-vinyl-will-soon-become-a-reality/

 

i don't see what's wrong with this. imo it's a good idea

 

+1

Where does it say that the vinyl itself has digital data on it? It said that there's a 3D model of topographic data which, alright, must be digital, but it doesn't say anything about the final product being digital. I guess when I hear "digital vinyl" I think of discrete samples, but it sounds like this isn't necessarily the case. The description of the implementation is vague enough that you can only really use your imagination but I'm imagining something like encoding the waveform (which btw is probably a digital wave to begin with) as a series of vectors (lines and/or curves) rather than just a bunch of samples pressed to a disc, the latter being more like current 3D printing techniques. So it would be encoded digitally but the result could still have smooth analog transitions. Kind of like modern digitally controlled analogue a la Elektron Analog Four.

Maybe I'm completely in left field though.

That said, I'm curious as to what the difference between a current turntable and an HD turntable would be. Optical scanning maybe? Would nicely parallel the writing process at least.

HD stands for high digital, duh....

also, only lack of knowledge will make you hate digital

imo

*throws a glow in the vinyl's face*

would an analog CD be possible? Like could a laser read a continous groove etched in the plastic

how does laserdisc work again?

anyway the concept is interesting, if I'm reading correctly, like 3d printing the vinyl with like a CAD file of the grooves

wait can a 3d printer use/read files with curves or just polygons? I'm a little confused about that

  On 3/20/2016 at 11:00 PM, Ragnar said:

wait can a 3d printer use/read files with curves or just polygons? I'm a little confused about that

No, more like a laser cutter etching the grooves

"a ‘pulsed high-energy Femto-laser’ burns the audio directly onto the stamper. Distance between the grooves and depth adjustments happen automatically, with a 90-degree burning angle eliminating possible distortions. "

the idea of mastering the actual grooves is a cool idea though - would there be a way digitally to like, highpass vector data rather than sampled data?

I can't wait until the vinyl gets smaller and more futuristic (like silver?) and is read by something farout like optical lazers or something.

Pretty early aprils fools...

  On 3/20/2016 at 11:06 PM, Ragnar said:

the idea of mastering the actual grooves is a cool idea though - would there be a way digitally to like, highpass vector data rather than sampled data?

  On 3/21/2016 at 5:36 AM, Haste said:

I can't wait until the vinyl gets smaller and more futuristic (like silver?) and is read by something farout like optical lazers or something.

i'm afraid you're expecting too much from the human race

what's up with all the trolling in this thread dudes?? this is fantastic news!

  On 3/20/2016 at 12:43 PM, StocKo said:

 

  On 3/20/2016 at 12:37 PM, colunga said:

ok putting together patent for HD Cassettes now.

 

Pretty sure that was something already mentioned by Sony last year !!!

Found this link, that's what I'm talking about :)

 

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/181560-sony-develops-tech-for-185tb-tapes-3700-times-more-storage-than-a-blu-ray-disc

 

  On 3/20/2016 at 1:40 PM, Rubin Farr said:

 

  On 3/20/2016 at 12:37 PM, colunga said:

ok putting together patent for HD Cassettes now.

They've tried that a couple of times now

 

these formats are digital, hd vinyl is analogue...

'One of the largest problems that HD Vinyl solves is the gigantic production bottleneck that is currently stunting the vinyl resurgence. Currently, most vinyl is produced using 1960s-era, antiquated technology, with processes that are both extremely time-consuming and horrible for the environment.'

'All in, Rebeat and Joanneum estimate that stamper-related costs will be reduced by 50 percent, while the time required to produce a new piece of vinyl slashed by 60 percent.'

These bits are interesting. I'm all for reducing the crazy costs of pressing vinyl. And the fact that they would still play on traditional turntables is cool.