PHYSICS OF THE TURNTABLE
Thomas Chapman
Physics 211 Web Project Fall 2002


Fairchild Turntables

Have you ever wondered how a record player works? Probably not. After all, who still listens to records? Surprisingly enough, turntables are making a come back. With the recent surge of interest in hip hop music, popular attention has been turned towards the turntable, used by DJs to provide beats, loops and scratching for virtually all of today's hip hop groups.

The inner workings of the turntable may seem complex at first but after visiting this site it should become clear that, like all things, the record player works on basic principals of physics. In fact, the turntable is remarkable in that the basic physical principles behind it are quite simple. Some of these will be explored here. Please enjoy your visit.

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The Turntable

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 The Stylus
The Vinyl

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 Dr. Physics
Bibliography  

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