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ANTISKATING [3 records]

Record 1 2000-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A bias force applied to a pivoted pickup arm to counteract the inward force (toward the center of the record) resulting from the drag of the stylus in the groove, and the offset angle of the head.

Key term(s)
  • antiskating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
CONT

Compensation de poussée latérale: la force centripète tend à ramener vers le centre du disque, la pointe de lecture de la cellule phonocaptrice montée sur le bras de lecture d'un tourne-disque. Le rôle du petit contrepoids est de compenser cette poussée latérale [...]

Key term(s)
  • antipatinage

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
DEF

Procédé destiné à compenser la tendance d'un bras de lecture à se rapprocher du centre du disque.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

A mechanism found on modern pickups which provides a small outward force on a pickup arm. This counteracts the arm's tendency to move toward the turntable center (inward) due to offset geometry, and reduces stylus-groove friction.

Key term(s)
  • antiskating

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Dispositif mécanique ou magnétique ayant pour but de compenser la force centripète à laquelle est soumis le bras de lecture du tourne-disque.

Spanish

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