Lathe Cut Vinyl Pressing

So when you need 500 vinyl records you press them when you need one or five you cut them.

Lathe cut vinyl pressing.

A one off vinyl can be made in minutes where one off custom vinyl pressing can take weeks. Hi fi cuts are now fully booked until early 2021. Full colour labels clear vinyl 4 50 per disc 1 00 for second side round 7 inch incl. 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.

On this page you will find all types of short run vinyl records cutters companies that do lathe cutting and dubplate cutting. Records are cut by hand and in real time so every project we work on is a real labour of love. Lathe cut vs pressed vinyl. Working in real time the phonocut uses a diamond stylus to cut the 10.

Lathe cutting is the fastest way to make a retail ready record. Lathe cut record guide prices please contact us for quotation turnaround time and availiblity. 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. Follow us on facebook and instagram for special offers and updates.

Enjoy raw analog sound. Stereo high quality. We ve outlined our discoveries in a handy guide below which we hope serves as a 101 for anyone setting out on the lathe cutting odyssey. Lathe cutting is ideal for short run one off records because each piece is individually hand cut tested.

It has taken us eighteen months to test out the machines capabilities and understand optimal cutting conditions. Custom colors effects shapes printed cover jackets booklets inserts and many more. We can still take orders for them but it will be around march before they are ready to. A lathe cut record is an instant vinyl record.

Pressed vinyl on the other hand is aimed at bulk orders say for example 150 copies of one album. Lathe cut records have been around since the beginning of the vinyl format itself. Scroll down for details and prices we work as usual during those covid 19 times. You can order one off custom made lathe cut record or send a quote for a few personalised vinyl records.

Full colour labels clear vinyl 5 50 per disc 1 00 for second side picture discs full colour single sided only 9 50 per disc eps 8 inch square clear typically 2. Custom one off and short run lathe cut records no minimum order. Dubplates direct to disc recording sessions tape to disc transfers 78 duplication. These records are high quality stereo lathe cuts.

Short run custom records for bands artists labels etc. Lathe cut vinyl and lathe cut records they are really two different things. They sound comparable to pressed records. Pressed vinyl discs with no grooves can t be embossed it may be possible to be cut it with a diamond stylus but a very costly process especially the amount of time a diamond stylus last only 10 hours at 200 a pop.

Days of lead time are saved because the plating and pressing processes are skipped.