Working in real time the phonocut uses a diamond stylus to cut the 10.
Lathe cut vs vinyl.
Disc mastering metal plating and vinyl pressing.
Or lathe cut records on demand from your online store and give fans on demand vinyl records instead of ordering 300 500 records from a pressing plant.
On this page you will find all types of short run vinyl records cutters companies that do lathe cutting and dubplate cutting.
Record pressing is the traditional method that music is put on vinyl.
Upload your music and artwork we cut you a one of kind high quality lathe cut vinyl record and ship it to your door.
Each process requires highly skilled technicians and.
The hifi cuts are near the quality of pressed records.
Wanting a solution for short run records for our own bands led us on a journey to buy lathes and to diy our own runs.
It has to be idiot proof phonocut is a new home vinyl lathe that hopes to allow you to cut your own records in real time.
At smalltown america studio we were lucky to source a pair of forty year old atom a 101 machines rescued from a karaoke bar in tokyo.
So when you need 500 vinyl records you press them when you need one or five you cut them.
Lathe cutting is ideal for short run one off records because each piece is individually hand cut tested.
You can order one off custom made lathe cut record or send a quote for a few personalised vinyl records.
The art of vinyl mastering according to wired phonocut only needs an audio source and a blank acetate although no details are given on the nature of the disc to get started.
Pressed vinyl on the other hand is aimed at bulk orders say for example 150 copies of one album.
Vinyl record pressing manufacturing.
I recommend requesting a test cut 10 for lofi of your material before making an order especially if you ve never heard a lathe cut record before.
They re stereo extended frequency response and comparatively low noise.
The manufacturing process for lathe cut records vs pressed vinyl is faster and more economical.
These records are high quality stereo lathe cuts.
Lathe cutting recordings has been around for a very long time as long as the format itself.
From a single vinyl record to a short run there is no minimum order.
Short run custom records for bands artists labels etc.
Lathe cut records have been around since the beginning of the vinyl format itself.