turntables
Spinning vinyl platforms
Turntables are rotating platforms, especially the circular platter on which vinyl records spin during playback.
In DJ culture, turntables became instruments—scratching, mixing, and beat-matching transformed record players into tools for creating new sounds: She learned to spin on turntables before switching to digital.
The word also applies to rotating platforms for trains or display items.
Large flat serving dish
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- tonearmRecord player's stylus mount
- direct-driveNo transmission between motor and load
belt-drive · motor · counterweight · anti-skate · preamp · tracking · dustcover · phono
Raking with nails
- mixingCombining into one mass
- beatmatchingAligning tracks' tempos
- crossfaderAudio blending slider
- cueingSignaling when to start
deck · slipmat · battle · backspin · juggling · transitions · looping · sync
Longing for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
- throwbackReturn to ancestral type
hi-fi · woodgrain · analog · collectible · heritage · mid-century · phonograph · gramophone
Extracting subset for study
- breakbeatSampled percussive rhythm pattern
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
flow · emcee · rap · loop · instrumental · producer · funk · soul
Stored data or albums
- groovesNarrow carved channels
- 45sSeven-inch vinyl records
- 78sEarly phonograph records
- albumsBound music collections
shellac · analog · sleeve · jacket · liner · label · pressing · wax
Loyalty or exactness
- soundstageIndoor film production space
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- warmthHeat you feel
- clarityState of being understandable
dynamics · definition · detail · depth · separation · imaging · resonance · rumble
platter
Large flat serving dish
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- tonearmRecord player's stylus mount
direct-drive · belt-drive · motor · counterweight · anti-skate · preamp · tracking · dustcover · phono · manual
scratching
Raking with nails
- mixingCombining into one mass
- beatmatchingAligning tracks' tempos
- crossfaderAudio blending slider
cueing · deck · slipmat · battle · backspin · juggling · transitions · looping · sync · transform
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
- old-schoolAdhering to past methods
throwback · hi-fi · woodgrain · analog · collectible · heritage · mid-century · phonograph · gramophone · console
sampling
Extracting subset for study
rhythm · flow · emcee · rap · loop · instrumental · producer · funk · soul · breaks
records
Stored data or albums
albums · shellac · analog · sleeve · jacket · liner · label · pressing · wax · spinner
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
- soundstageIndoor film production space
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- warmthHeat you feel
clarity · dynamics · definition · detail · depth · separation · imaging · resonance · rumble · wow
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- analog technologyanalog clocks, analog clock, analog computers, film cameras, analog meter
- vintage techvintage cameras, transistor radios, vacuum tubes, phonographs, typewriters
- railroadianarailroad spikes, railroad maps, rail passes, waybills, ticket stubs
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- Hip-Hoprapper, rappers, rhymes, beat, lyrics
turntablesCD players
Audio devices reading optical discs
streaming services · MP3 players · Spotify · iPods · cassette players
turntablessynthesizers
Electronic sound-generating instruments
drum machines · samplers · laptops · Ableton · sequencers
turntablesguitars
Stringed musical instruments
sheet music · acoustic instruments · concert halls · symphonies · classical music