Technology Connections S4 E28 - Dissecting the CD Player: How to Turn Shiny Plastic into Musicmovie

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Technology Connections S4 E28 - Dissecting the CD Player: How to Turn Shiny Plastic into Music

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Did you ever want to know a little more about the nuts and bolts inside a CD player? No? Well I’m afraid you’ll have to pick another video because that’s exactly what this one is! In it, I start with a taken-apart Magnavox CDB 260, and we examine what all the parts do, how they fit together, and how they work together to turn pits and lands on a plastic disc into your favorite electrosynthamagnetic musical sounds.

Creator	Alec Watson
Actor	Alec Watson
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