Editing Phonograph record (section)

=== Recent developments ===
In 2018, an Austrian startup, Rebeat Innovation GmBH, received {{US$}}4.8&nbsp;million in funding to develop high definition vinyl records that purport to contain longer play times, louder volumes and higher fidelity than conventional vinyl LPs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hogan |first=Marc |date=April 11, 2018 |title='High Definition Vinyl' Is Happening, Possibly as Early as Next Year |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/high-definition-vinyl-is-happening-possibly-as-early-as-next-year/ |access-date=December 17, 2018 |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> Rebeat Innovation, headed by CEO Günter Loibl, has called the format 'HD Vinyl'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rose |first=Brent |date=April 20, 2018 |title=What Is HD Vinyl and Is It Legit? |url=https://gizmodo.com/what-is-hd-vinyl-and-is-it-legit-1825378987 |access-date=May 1, 2019 |website=Gizmodo}}</ref> The HD process works by converting audio to a digital 3D topography map that is then inscribed onto the vinyl stamper via lasers, resulting in less loss of information. Many critics have expressed skepticism regarding the cost and quality of HD records.<ref>{{cite web |last=Seppala |first=Timothy J. |date=April 26, 2018 |title=HD vinyl is a promise, not a product |url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/26/hd-vinyl-rebeat-innovations/ |access-date=December 17, 2018 |website=Endgadget}}</ref>

In May 2019, at the Making Vinyl conference in Berlin, Loibl unveiled the software "Perfect Groove" for creating 3D topographic audio data files.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 4, 2019 |title=HD Vinyl Takes Next Step with Debut of 3D Topography Software Perfect Groove |url=https://makingvinyl.com/hd-vinyl-takes-next-step-with-debut-of-3d-topography-software-perfect-groove/ |access-date=May 14, 2019 |website=Making Vinyl}}</ref> The software provides a map for laser-engraving for HD Vinyl stampers.  The audio engineering software was created with mastering engineers [[Scott Hull (mastering engineer)|Scott Hull]] and [[Darcy Proper]], a four-time Grammy winner. The demonstration offered the first simulations of what HD Vinyl records are likely to sound like, ahead of actual HD vinyl physical record production. Loibl discussed the software "Perfect Groove" at a presentation titled "Vinyl 4.0 The next generation of making records" before offering demonstrations to attendees.<ref>{{cite web |date=May 2, 2019 |title=Making Vinyl Europe – Program – Meistersaal, Berlin |url=https://makingvinyl.com/program-berlin-2019/" |access-date=May 14, 2019 |website=Making Vinyl}}</ref>