Vinyl cutting Help!!!! Loop Records

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dubfikill
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Vinyl cutting Help!!!! Loop Records

Post: # 547Unread post dubfikill
Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:31 am

I need a Loop Record cut. How and who can do this out there. Is this process easily done with a computer on the lathe? Can it be done without?
Anyone out there experienced in cutting these types of records? A loop record is where one side has a number of tracks that loop after about 2-3 min. so each track has a locked groove at the end hence the term "loop Record." I know there is a calculation in the tempo that each track has to be which is (i cant remember what tempo that is right now)
HELP!!!!

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Post: # 554Unread post cementimental
Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:39 pm

searching "locked groove" might be more fruitful if you haven't tried, that's a more common term for this than "loop record"

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Post: # 555Unread post drdub
Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:40 pm

here's some hints:


the tempo of your track has to be exactely 133 1/3 bpm (resp. 66,5 bpm), so a 4/4 bar runs smoothly at 33 1/3 rpm. so the loop has to be 1.8 secs long

for loops running at 45 rpm they have to run at 180 bpm and have to have a length of 1 1/3 secs.


if you wanna cut them without elctronic aid, you need to practise. it's pretty hard to get all loops right manually...
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Post: # 556Unread post andybee
Mon Aug 14, 2006 2:20 pm

yes, you need a special loop electronics.
It depends on, what cutting lathe you have.
vinylium pitch does it, and souri offers a add-one kit,
as far as I know....
you have to adjust the loop length, then you can start.

I use the vinylium pitch, and it works very well!
I´ve cutted some loop LP´s with arround 50-100 loops per side.

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Post: # 570Unread post Steve E.
Tue Aug 22, 2006 4:45 pm

http://www.aardvarkmastering.com/

Paul Brekus has put out comps of locked groove records.

Hi Andy Bee! Welcome!!

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