Pressing Issues


What is the issue when you can hear the upcoming music in-between quiet passages on an LP? Is there a specific name for it? Is it just a pressing issue, and/or could it also be an issue with a needle? I did a little Google-ing but I haven't found the answer yet.

Thanks in advance!
pure_brew

Showing 2 responses by bill_k

It's often called pre-echo or print through. It may be caused by the cutting stylus slightly deforming the adjacent groove when the record is being cut, or some say by magnetism of the master tape affecting other segments of the tape when wound and stored on the spool. In either case I do not believe it can be affected by the playback stylus, and when it exists it is inherent in the specific record pressing. Hope this helps!
I have a question for those stating that this is only caused by tape magnetization issues. Why then is pre-echo still audible on some direct-to-disc albums that were recorded directly to the vinyl disc master without the use of any tape medium?