phonographic

Relating to records

Phonographic relates to sound recording and reproduction, or to the phonograph—the device that plays vinyl records.

The phonographic industry refers to the business of recording and selling music.

The word also has an older meaning relating to phonography, a system of shorthand writing based on speech sounds.

technology

gramophone

Disc-playing sound machine

cylinder · Victrola · soundbox · reproducer · Edison · shellac · 78rpm · 45rpm · electromechanical · acoustic

audio

stereo

Two-channel audio system

equalization · amplification · clarity · dynamics · resonance · treble · bass · warmth · crackle · wow

vinyl

record

Preserved account or achievement

  • LPExtended vinyl recording
  • grooveNarrow cut or routine
  • pressingRequiring immediate attention

acetate · sleeve · cover art · collector · vintage · discography · A-side · wax · master · colored vinyl

recording

studio

Creative professional's workspace

track · single · EP · release · producer · label · session · tape · lacquer · cut

Opposites
recording/playback technology

phonographicdigital

Of discrete data

streaming · electronic · computerized · mp3 · solid-state

representation system

phonographiclogographic

Using word-symbols, not letters

ideographic · pictographic · hieroglyphic · symbolic · cuneiform

Phrases
Family

phonograph, phonographs, phonography

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G