what is that thing when you hear music b4 the song starts on an lp

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

like right when u drop the needle, for like 1/2 a sec. b4 the track 1 starts, u hear some like music noise....what is this?

[Chas]

Groove echo

http://members.tripod.com/~Vinylville/groove-echo.html

[Christiern]

There is a reason why tapes are often wound onto and kept on reels heads in. The magnetically stored sound can bleed onto a tape that is up against it. This causes the effect you hear. Had that tape been stored differently (i.e. wound heads in) the bleeding would be less discernible since the main signal would out-volume it, as it were.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

hmm. i learned a lot. thank u guys

[hepcat1950]

Groove echo

http://members.tripod.com/~Vinylville/groove-echo.html

Thanks for that link. I new about the problems with magnetic tapes and always thought it was the only reason for those echoes.

You live and learn...

[BruceH]

Back when I made a lot of tape cassette recordings, groove echo was key in getting some of my segues just right.

[Teasing the Korean]

Flatted fourth?