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- Sun Apr 19, 2026 5:16 am
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: Vinyl from Loud Digital Masters: Restoration Options & Cutting Engineer Perspectives?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 381
Re: Vinyl from Loud Digital Masters: Restoration Options & Cutting Engineer Perspectives?
If the files look like rectangular boxes on your DAW, try lowering the digital output..if this just results in smaller rectangular boxes then you'll have to make do Occasionally you will see the peaks and valleys of the waveform return depending on how the original was boosted. I can't remember the ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2026 8:12 am
- Forum: Experimenters' & Innovators' forum
- Topic: 'Lines' in groove
- Replies: 2
- Views: 605
Re: 'Lines' in groove
common when using lacquers also
- Thu Jan 29, 2026 8:50 am
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: PBR Expands Lacquer Disc Production
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1003
Re: PBR Expands Lacquer Disc Production
That is good news...is PBR the same as MDC?
- Sun Jan 11, 2026 9:13 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: Is it hard to find somebody with a Neumann VMS lathe to apprentice for?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 988
Re: Is it hard to find somebody with a Neumann VMS lathe to apprentice for?
Best of luck with your search,I hope you find someone. Cutting is a dying art,needs to be passed on...
- Fri Aug 29, 2025 8:13 am
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: Lacquer disc news from Austrovinyl and AUDIOLAC
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3413
Re: Lacquer disc news from Austrovinyl and AUDIOLAC
Well done! It's about time this happened...will you be selling these at some point?
- Sun Aug 10, 2025 12:12 pm
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: Tiny Vinyl 4 inch records
- Replies: 5
- Views: 936
Tiny Vinyl 4 inch records
Miniatures have always been popular, now these have appeared, not pressed on 'vinyl' of course, the word has become a generic term for records. Anyone come across one of these yet? Max playing time seems to be about 4 minutes at 33 1/3 . Impressively priced too starting at $15.00 and up from Target ...
- Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:58 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: Book: Basic Disc Mastering, Now in 3rd Ed. (Boden)
- Replies: 72
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Re: Book: Basic Disc Mastering, Now in 3rd Ed. (Boden)
have a pdf of the FIRST edition (1981) if that's any use to you...
- Sun Apr 06, 2025 6:35 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: The Mysterious Polygram pitch/depth control
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2794
Re: The Mysterious Polygram pitch/depth control
Speak to Crispin Murray at 07724 751065 ..tell him Pete Norman gave you the number
- Sat Mar 08, 2025 1:43 pm
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: 320G Diamond Recording Stylus - Made in the USA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17089
Re: 320G Diamond Recording Stylus - Made in the USA
are those for lacquers? or just carbonates? looks like heater wires..good luck controlling the static from the swarf..
- Mon Feb 17, 2025 6:41 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: Need a 7in plastic take up reel please!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17682
Re: Need a 7in plastic take up reel please!
Thanks Mark , but I need a full sized one...appreciate your reply!
- Sat Feb 15, 2025 12:00 pm
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: Need a 7in plastic take up reel please!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17682
Re: Need a 7in plastic take up reel please!
thanks misjah !
- Sat Feb 15, 2025 6:20 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: Need a 7in plastic take up reel please!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17682
Need a 7in plastic take up reel please!
Do any of the trolls have a spare 7in reel they could sell me? Don't want to pay the crazy prices I've been seeing on the net, a couple of feet of splicing tape wouldn't
go amiss either..thank you all for your attention!
go amiss either..thank you all for your attention!
- Thu Jan 30, 2025 11:28 am
- Forum: Circuits, schematics and manuals
- Topic: Looking for Larry Boden's: Basic Disc Mastering 3rd Ed.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 32575
Re: Looking for Larry Boden's: Basic Disc Mastering 3rd Ed.
Hi I have a PDF of the 1981 edition if that's of any use to you...you can have it...if interested send me your email...Pete
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: Classifieds & tip-offs
- Topic: SOLD : Neumann Lathe for sale
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24604
Re: Neumann Lathe for sale
Used an AM 32 B ( the one with the cursor dial for LPI ) at CBS London in the early 70's You used the ammeter movement to estimate the pitch and you had to put a shim on the end diameter stop lever when cutting a 7 inch ! It worked really well , but you had to look at the belts carefully, they used ...
- Sat Nov 02, 2024 8:37 am
- Forum: Plating and Pressing
- Topic: Vinyl Record Pressing Plants The raise of the Pheonix and back to ashes?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 90302
Re: Vinyl Record Pressing Plants The raise of the Pheonix and back to ashes?
The 'Vinyl Truth' Nice one Chris !!
- Fri Nov 01, 2024 8:09 am
- Forum: Plating and Pressing
- Topic: Vinyl Record Pressing Plants The raise of the Pheonix and back to ashes?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 90302
Re: Vinyl Record Pressing Plants The raise of the Pheonix and back to ashes?
Hi Mossboss, you forgot to mention Icarus who flew too high and got burned! A few of us always believed this rise as a bubble that was not going to burst but perhaps develop a slow leak...dear old gramophone records, back for all the wrong reasons!
- Fri Oct 04, 2024 8:43 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: Any experience with a Neumann VAB-84?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6120
Re: Any experience with a Neumann VAB-84?
CBS's gadget was called an 'ASRA' ..it had 3 1176 limiters and some sort of tuning circuit..difficult to align ..they used it with their Westrex heads which could have excessive vertical movement..most CBS studios bypassed it
- Sun Jul 07, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: Groove jumping on VMS70
- Replies: 15
- Views: 135509
Re: Groove jumping on VMS70
the nylon half nut is a pita!
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: Vinyl Mastering, Lacquer cutting, Pro's and others
- Topic: The 'Nautilus' cutterhead..
- Replies: 7
- Views: 36729
The 'Nautilus' cutterhead..
Anyone out there used one of these yet? Please tell...Ta!
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:24 am
- Forum: Secrets of the Lathe Trolls
- Topic: How to get high frequencies at the end of recording
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5185
Re: How to get high frequencies at the end of recording
Alfred,what cartridge and arm are you using?