VinylDisc

Deathcar on a VinylDisc

The VinylDisc is a combination of a digital layer, either in CD or DVD format, and an analog layer, which is a vinyl record, developed by the German company Optimal Media Production. It consists of a silver layer containing CD or DVD and a black polyvinyl chloride layer (able to hold 3.5 minutes of audio on 33⅓ rpm) which can be played on a regular phonograph.

Examples of singles already released in the hybrid format are Paramore's "Misery Business", The Mars Volta's cover of "Candy and a Currant Bun" by Pink Floyd, and the 2017 album "Hyakki Echo" by Merzbow and Fightstar's "Deathcar" which reportedly had a limited run of 3000 copies.[1] A sample VinylDisc to promote this new format was given to visitors of the 2007 Popkomm, containing music by Jazzanova, where it was presented in September 2007.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Allen, Katie (2007-10-15). "Half vinyl, half CD, all new format". Business. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

External links

  • Vinyl-Disc - Vinyl & CD combined on YouTube
  • VinylDisc in Museum Of Obsolete Media
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Mechanical
Analog
Grooved surface
Grooved cylinder
Grooved disc
Grooved tape
Sound-on-film
Loose magnetic wire
Magnetic wire cartridge
  • Lorenz Textophon (1942)
  • US Army RD-11B/GNQ-1 (1944)
  • Cosmos Industries MX-303A/ANQ-1 (1944)
  • RCA MI-12875 (1947)
  • RCA MI-12877 (1947)
  • Peirce 265B (1951)
  • Peirce 330/360 (1951)
  • Protona Minifon P51 (1951)
  • Protona Minifon P55 (1955)
  • Protona Minifon special (1961)
  • Crouzet-Jaeger cartridge (1962)
Magnetic surface
Loose (reel-to-reel) magnetic tape
Magnetic tape cartridge
Analog-to-digital converter
Digital
Magnetic tape cartridge
Sound-on-film
Optical disc
Electronic circuit
Hybrid