Why the Term Needledrops?

Maybe I am just old.

Recording an LP to Tape, be it Cassette or Reel to Reel, used to be referred to as just that.

When and why did it change

 

The term is a bit clunky, but it gets the point that it's sourced from vinyl clear enough.
I'd rather hear someone say they made a 'drop from their vinyl over they ripped their vinyl any day.
You can't 'rip' the music from an LP. Obviously you can from a CD at high speed, hence the expression of ripping it.
I don't rip my own vinyl nor do I download others vinyl rips. I've got plenty of nice needledrops though.

 

Dub was another term, but we used to use that when transferring from one tape to another.

I always had a decent system, and friends used to say "If I bring you a tape (cassette) Can you record it (referring to a LP) for me.

Don't like the term needledrop, makes me think of letting your tone arm fall from a height and damaging the stylus.

 

I was just about to ask the same question regarding that term. Sounds like a heroine addict getting a fix but hey-what do I know-still listen to vinyl and cds.......

 

Needledrop n. Disposal point for safely disposing of used needles.

Vinyl transfer n. Proceedure by which a digital recording is made from an analog vinyl source.

Vinyls n. One of several man made polyester materials used to make LPs, 45s, seatcovers and siding and more.

 

Don't believe a S is needed in vinyl unless it used as vinyl's. EG it was vinyl's turn to show how it should sound.

 

Needle-Drop....It is very descriptive term for moving vinyl to a digital format, just as tape-transfer would be. 3 syllables works for me.

 

"Put the needle on the record and hear the drumbeats go like this...."

 

That's the possesive form with the ' s. Plural would be vinyls, ie. multiple types of vinyl. There are many colored vinyls used to make records.
Not a serious definition of vinyls.

 

I never use the term outside of this forum.

 

Vinyl as Fish is both singular and Plural

 

My Christmas tree is guaranteed not to suffer from needledrop.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needle_drop_(audio)

 

It's another instance of drug slang from the beatniks making its way into popular culture, much like "Don't have a cow," and "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

 

Who is John Galt?

 

LOL!

Did you see the first reference on that page?

"Steve Hoffman comments on the history of the term Needle Drop"

 

We used to "TAPE" Lp's and "DUB" Cassettes and R2R's. Then, digital came into play.

 

Maybe it means the record has no surface noise and you could hear a needle drop?

 

Yup, dub is what you do with tapes. I recorded a lot of LP's to tape in the 80's, but I don't remember having a term for it, but a dub was always copying a cassette to another cassette.

I think "needledrop" is just fine. One doesn't have to think that the needle is actually being "dropped." "Needle-gently-lower-so-as-to-not-damage-the-record-or-stylus" is too many words.

Ah, there ya go!

 

The term has been used in the industry for decades.
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/why-the-term-needledrops.401663/#post-11557226

 

The word "dub" to me infers a degree of degradation.

 

I don't like the term but it is in common usage - and that's how language changes over time.

 

Me too. It kinda sounds like something you'd clean up under a bird cage.

 

Working in the realm of tape you're absolutely correct. A dub will suffer generational loss, and if it's a dub of a dub...don't get me started. And speaking of dubs ...