Plak ve Pikap Nasıl Kullanılır? Plak ve Plakçalar Kullanma Yöntemi

Don’t touch the surface. Avoid touching any part of the record that contains stored information such as the grooves of the album. Instead, handle carefully by touching only the edges and the inner label. Dirt and prints can affect the sound quality and playback of your record. If you happen to come in contact with the record, use a fibre brush to remove surface dust and clean prints.

Minimize contact with air. Limit the amount of time records are in contact with the air to avoid accumulation of dirt and debris. When albums are not in use, they should immediately be stored in sleeves. If your turntable has a lid, be sure to close the lid during playback to limit contact with airborne dirt.

Use a steady hand when cueing a record. If you have a manual turntable, you will have to manually lift the arm and place the needle on the record for playback. If you don’t have a steady hand, you can easily scratch the record. Avoid shaking hands and also use the cueing lever on your turntable to raise and lower the needle. Additionally, you can purchase a turntable with an automatic system.^[13]

Be careful when removing the needle. When a record has played to completion, wait for the platter to stop spinning before removing the needle. This helps to avoid scratches on your record. If you are trying to skip to another song, it is not necessary to stop the turntable. However, it is important to avoid applying downward pressure to the arm. After picking up the arm, lower it to the dead space before the song.

• The dead space is visually distinctive from the parts of the record which contain music. You can also use the track list as a guide to avoid scratching information on the record.