This text describes how analog music works through an analogy with a record player and the process of creating grooves in wax.

The author begins by explaining that when you play back a vinyl record on a record player, the needle interacts with the grooved surface of the record. These grooves were originally created as the result of vibrations caused by sound waves hitting a stylus (a small tool) moving across an undulating pattern etched into wax.

The author then draws parallels between this process and how our ears perceive music:

1. When sound is played, it causes a surface to vibrate in proportion to its original form.

2. These vibrations should match the original vibrations of the sound wave exactly (in both shape and size).

3. If these matching vibrations were amplified enough, they would recreate or 'record' the original sound.

The author then explains that this process is essentially how our ears work:

1. When a sound enters your ear canal, it causes your eardrum to vibrate.

2. These vibrations travel through three tiny bones in your inner ear called ossicles (or stirrup).

3. Finally, these vibrations reach the cochlea, which converts them into electrical signals that are sent to your brain.

The author concludes by stating that 'the vibrations aren't 'turned into' music; they ARE music.' In other words, sound is simply a collection of pressure waves in air or another medium - when we hear it as music depends on how our brains interpret those waves.

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