The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Very interesting (and motivating for me personally) interview with Eric Boulanger from Bakery Mastering.
I love his views on digitally controlled analog!

http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/interviews-1/2017/2/3/podcast-extra-eric-boulanger-at-baker-mastering

Cheers
James

Thank you CountMoogle! :D image2.JPG image1 (1).JPG Quick and dirty tests from SmokeStack Lightning Feedforward head built 22/02/17 (MyShank black 12" with 320P. 1kHz 7cm/sec 0dB reference tones, brush swarf pickup). https://www.dropbox.com/s/821cdxdpibymkt3/SmokeStack%20Feed%20Forward-%201kHz%207cm...

I came across this and thought it might be useful to experimenters here. The extruder is one part of a cool public domain plastic recycling project by Dave Hakkens. https://www.wevolver.com/dave.hakkens/precious-plastic/part-2/description/ p4NoY33-Tfo (Might be better in the plating and pressing sec...

The rough draft of my affordable overhead design with precision adjustments is nearly done!
Still a few things to sort with the drivetrain tomorrow.

Cheers
James

Hi CountMoogle!

That looks awesome!!!

Lathe control prototype in progress, cnc and laser engraving next.
Little vid of the 0-1A adjustable stylus heater here. https://instagram.com/p/BPFGFfWB8N7/

Cheers
James

Hi Bahndahn!

Thank you for the compliment, it means a lot to me as I've seen some great work you've done in that area.
I really appreciate it mate!!!

I purchased an Axoloti upon your recommendation, I'm yet to start playing with it but it's on the list of things to do.

Cheers
James

Hi Aaron, I will indeed! I'm thinking of doing a preliminary run of the feed-forward dynamic SmokeStack Lightning heads for experimenters who are comfortable cutting from a DAW running a preset for FabFilter Pro Q2 and IRIAA plugins. This would be a deal for the head alone, with the plugin preset em...

Couple of updates here from my Sillitoe_Lathes instagram feed. Feedback head underway to suit the more expensive lathe. I've designed a more affordable lathe to suit my feed-forward system, first prototype parts arriving next week! :D Delivering the first lathe to the owner next week, these will act...

Hi Zonard,

DK Mastering Paris

Lots of other places out there too.

Cheers
James

Lazy guys are zombies trying to eat brains to get the hard earned knowledge inside. An old classic- "Flo! Tell us how to build feedback heads". Hopefully you will have great respect for what these people have accomplished when you try to actually do it yourself. They offer services through years of ...

Thanks Mega!

You must need to put the diamonds on the soles of your shoes to cross that lava.

Is this correct???

Yes there's a moat, a lava moat... But can someone tell me what kind of lava? Hard lava or soft lava? How can I cross this lava? Can you fly over the lava if you have enough diamonds? Do the diamonds need to be a specific type? Do they need burnishing facets??? Where can I get such diamonds? (At an ...

Analog/digital talk (among lots of other things) in this great video with Pete Lyman and Warren Huart.

http://www.lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6651

Cheers
James

Hi KNOP!

Yes, I was talking about a pretentious spring on the pushrod. jokes

Looks like you're on the right track mate, keep up the experimentation!

Cheers
James

Cool build KNOP! Definitely give the directly coupled pushrod-cone design a go. You may also want to experiment with a second spring at another point along the pushrod, these can compress the diaphragm giving a higher mechanical resonance. Metal dome drivers with same sort of specs may give you bett...

Here are some snippets using an early version of my standalone preamp running the digital correction eq. https://www.dropbox.com/s/mwpc80aty1owdz0/SmokeStack%20Lightning%20iRIAA%20%26%20Stereo%20Width%20in%20DAW-%20Standalone%20Digital%20Correction%20EQ.wav?dl=0 Cutting chain is Ableton running only...

Nice Bryan!

Hi SueDenim,

I like Fabfilter Pro DS.

DMG Essence looks good too but I haven't tried it.

Cheers
James

Comparison files of the original tracks. 1st track official pressing (not the source of my cut, both were cut at the same disk diameter). https://www.dropbox.com/s/ocq3cyif6nkqzfy/BOC%20Roygbiv%20official%20pressing.wav?dl=0 2nd track, WAV source. https://www.dropbox.com/s/a6rqao7nkz29ipd/Within%20W...