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Frieve Vinyl Explained – Microscopic stylus/groove physics simulation

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Post by XzetaU8 » Thu, Jul 09, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC

Frieve Vinyl Explained – Microscopic stylus/groove physics simulation
frieve-a.github.io

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Post by quakeguy » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC

The visualisation of the detail in the groove is pretty eye-opening, seeing how much ”data“ is being stored as soundwaves in between the main grooves is astounding.

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Post by stickac » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC

mandatory Applied Science video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuCdsyCWmt8

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Post by Luc » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC

Accompanying blog post with some good explanation: https://note.com/frievea/n/n849abe8e46a7?hl=en

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Post by gwbas1c » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC

I cranked up the dust and scratches, and literally heard the "POP in my head as the needle hit one.

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Post by laxpri » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC

I want this for other objects .

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Post by josefritzishere » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC

This is wild.

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Post by realty_geek » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC

how do I enable the sound??

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Post by nom » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

nice, it even squishes the dust particles :D

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Post by jamesdwilson » Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC

i want to click open and bring in a real vinyl scan