surface noise


noun Audio.

extraneous noise caused by physical wear or a physical flaw on a phonograph record or in a pickup system, rather than by a flaw in the equipment.

Origin of surface noise

First recorded in 1930–35

British Dictionary definitions for surface noise

surface noise

noun

noise produced by the friction of the needle or stylus of a record player with the rotating record, caused by a static charge, dust, or irregularities on the surface of a record