I give each new acquisition a thorough cleaning (currently with the Audio Desk Systeme) and I rarely find a need to clean the record again. I suppose some light dust may deposit on the record while it is playing, but, that stuff is pushed out of the way by the stylus and has no impact on the sound.
I don't lightly brush my records before or after each playing because I don't think that most brushes do anything but move around the dust on the top surface of the record and INCREASE the static charge on the surface.
I also keep my platter very clean and I cover the platter when the player is not in use (I use an old Charlie Rich album someone gave me for that purpose).
I have not noticed any increase in noise or other obvious degradation in sound quality of my records even after repeated playing.
If maintenance of the records, stylus and player were as elaborate and demanding as some seem to make it, I would have given up on records a long time ago.
I don't lightly brush my records before or after each playing because I don't think that most brushes do anything but move around the dust on the top surface of the record and INCREASE the static charge on the surface.
I also keep my platter very clean and I cover the platter when the player is not in use (I use an old Charlie Rich album someone gave me for that purpose).
I have not noticed any increase in noise or other obvious degradation in sound quality of my records even after repeated playing.
If maintenance of the records, stylus and player were as elaborate and demanding as some seem to make it, I would have given up on records a long time ago.