Talk:12-inch single
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[edit] RPM question
were 12" singles 33 or 45 rpm?
- 45. And despite the claim that "simply turning the volume up" would have had the same effect as increasing the loudness, the fact is that 12" singles usually had wider grooves than 7", which gave a higher signal-to-noise ratio and therefore less noise at loud volumes. Lee M 03:11, 1 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- ...Oh, and there were some 45 RPM "special edition" versions of albums like The Crossing by Big Country for the same reason.
- ...Not to mention the fact that 45 rpm gives better treble response than 33.
- ...Oh, and there were some 45 RPM "special edition" versions of albums like The Crossing by Big Country for the same reason.
So 45s are really 7-inch 45s, and 12-inch singles are really 12-inch 45s.? Hyacinth 23:23, 24 May 2004 (UTC)
- Correct. Bonalaw 21:01, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- I own two new 12" singles, Still D.R.E. by Dr. Dre, and Gold Digger by Kanye West that are 33 1/3 RPM. Many of the older 12" singles I own, for example Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd are 45 RPM. -- Borb 00:11, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Slower speed enhances the bass?
Many record companies began producing 12-inch singles at 33 1/3 rpm, as the slower speed enhances the bass on the record.
This is not entirely correct. Recording at a slower speed and changing no other parameters will not improve bass response, and will result in lower sound quality overall.
What it does do, however, is allow you to cut a record "louder" - with more widely spaced grooves - for any given playing time. As is already explained in the article, it is these louder cut grooves that give you the improved bass, not the slower playing speed. 217.155.20.163 15:10, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
