Static On Records, Solution to Alleviate. |
Static On Records, Solution to Alleviate. |
 Jul 13 2012, 06:22
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Hey, guys: I was just wondering what some of you use to get rid of static on your LPs. I've been getting a few lately (usually from EU manufacturers) that are just loaded and impossible to play (and record) without an obnoxious amount of crackle. I try to kill it with an anti static cloth and some distilled water and it only seems to partially mitigate the problem.
Has anyone ever tried Static Guard? I'm not so eager to spend $99 USD on that static gun-thing, but all advice is appreciated. -------------------- The Loudness War is over. Now it's a hopeless occupation.
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Jul 14 2012, 01:11
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Thanks for the posts guys.
mixminus1:I'm not certain if it was the static it just seemed to always happen with such records. I dread putting them on my TT when they are that loaded (wish I had a rubber mat rather than a felt one.) It's like nails on a chalkboard to me and I keep thinking it has to be terrible for the needle and everything that comes in contact with it. Andy: I will snoop around and look for your older posts. Your help is always appreciated here so it's worth searching for IMO  mzil: That sounds like a good reason for me to stay away from wet-playing. I want to experiment with different needles in the future. -------------------- The Loudness War is over. Now it's a hopeless occupation.
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Jul 14 2012, 02:40
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Breathe gently around the stylus area while the disc is playing. The intention is to make the air around the stylus high in humidity. If this momentarily reduces or eliminates the crackling, static is the likely cause and you should proceed to try the usual cures.
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Jul 14 2012, 11:56
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QUOTE (splice @ Jul 13 2012, 20:40)  Breathe... I'll give that a try. I only have but one that is still pretty loaded with static at the mo, but it's not my intention to play it anytime soon. (Waiting to move next month and buy some new equipment for recording it on the first play.) FWIW I've noticed that some of the most egregious examples in the past are those that are in conventional inner-sleeves. The type that are semi-glossy and have lyrics and liner notes. I hope RonaldDumsfeld reads this. I'd love to hear what he has to say. I've been thinking of using Static Guard spray, but I don't dare unless I can be reasonably sure it won't damage the vinyl. -------------------- The Loudness War is over. Now it's a hopeless occupation.
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Engelsstaub Static On Records Jul 13 2012, 06:22
AndyH-ha I'm sure I've written on treating static i... Jul 13 2012, 11:24
cliveb QUOTE (AndyH-ha @ Jul 13 2012, 11:24... Jul 16 2012, 08:43 mzil You might try playing the records wet by misting t... Jul 13 2012, 18:58 mixminus1 @OP: Are you sure it's static and not just lot... Jul 13 2012, 22:33 AndyH-ha From some notes I found, this is the antic-static ... Jul 15 2012, 08:08 Engelsstaub Thanks, Andy. I'll settle on your advice and g... Jul 15 2012, 09:19 Engelsstaub I just finished reading that, cliveb, and it was v... Jul 16 2012, 11:43 DVDdoug I never had any noise that I would directly attrib... Jul 16 2012, 17:22 RonaldDumsfeld At the grave risk of offending an infinite # of TO... Jul 28 2012, 18:03 Engelsstaub I've never thought to try lighter fuel before.... Jul 28 2012, 19:21 stephan_g You may want to dig through this thread.
Once I g... Aug 4 2012, 14:17 Engelsstaub Thanks, Stephan. I'll check that out. I would ... Aug 4 2012, 22:08 |
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