The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Thanks very much guys!!!

Update here, details soon. https://instagram.com/p/Bav3Tq2HlFX/

Hi Oatwillie!

You can see a sneak peek at the skeleton of the new system design here.
https://instagram.com/p/BYF0t9XDfMi/
It will launch in 2017.

Cheers
James

It look$ awe$ome!!!

Snippets from a vid of my old setup with the Caruso cutting automated locked grooves. Down, up, brush. :lol: Takes a little time to fine tune, there's also better automation mechanisms available to modify a t560 with than shown here (including a vacuum :lol: ). https://instagram.com/p/BDi1FWdEH0G/ h...

Haha! I absolutely love it Soulbear!
Nice track.

Nice work mate!

Cheers
James

Thanks for another awesome thread Wayne!

Great stuff!

Hi Oatwillie, thanks very much! :D Yes, full lacquer disc mastering capabilities are already present with the current automatic prototype lathe which has been the development platform for the all new turnkey system, launching 2017. I post more regularly on the Sillitoe Lathes Instagram account, wher...

Hi Sifis, Feedforward (taken from Wikipedia)- A control system which has only feed-forward behavior responds to its control signal in a pre-defined way without responding to how the load reacts; it is in contrast with a system that also has feedback, which adjusts the output to take account of how i...

Hi sifis1983! Thanks very much! Yes it's non-feedback/ open loop or "feedforward". Dilla is amazing!!! No compression at all, yes the file is WAV. Cutting chain- Ableton, iRIAA, correction, 17kHz low pass- Audient id22, QSC GX3, 500mA fast blow, SmokeStack Lightning feedforward cutterhead prototype,...

Hi Sven!

Thanks very much for the positive feedback!
I don't mind at all if you repeat yourself when you say nice things!

These heads and cuts will continue to improve.

Cheers
James

More tests on MyShank 12s from the latest SmokeStack Lightning feedforward build.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6mwyvtibwn0sbi6/WORKINONIT.wav?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3q8o1w6ly8i49dl/DILLAcut.wav?dl=0

And some chip... Cheers
James

Hi Wayne! Thanks very much mate!!! :D This cut has a 17kHz low pass within the pre-emphasis. The 1kHz tone is 7cm/sec stylus velocity peak to peak taken from band 1 of the Ultimate Analog Test lp which I play back before my own cut- with the same input settings and chain/gain in digital domain of co...

Cheers TheCrates! Just finished building the first production protoype SmokeStack Lightning feedforward head that will go to a client! :D Shipping it off to Japan next week!!! First (conservative) cut was about 1/2 an hour ago (myShank 320P on 12", 1kHz 7cm/sec reference tone). https://www.dropbox.c...

Thanks Wayne, that means a lot!

Thanks Symatic!

James

(Edit- I should mention that the cut in my previous post was from the same SmokeStack Lightning head, with a different feedforward pre emphasis setting to suit lacquer).

IMG_3399.JPG Quiet tests on 10" lacquer (about -8dB at loudest peak of third track- relative to 1kHz 7cm/sec... which isn't included in the file hehe). No stylus heat. https://www.dropbox.com/s/erfei7n6awhzvfp/10%20inch%20lacquer%20test%20cut%20no%20stylus%20heat%20-10dB.%20wav.wav?dl=0 Cheers James

Cheers TheCrates!

Yes, finishing things can be tricky!... on that note I'd like to again thank all interested parties for their patience and support!

Thanks analoghifi!!!

Cheers
James

Hi Mrlogikal, I think of lathecuts in a similar way to limited edition art prints. They need to be marketed in such a way (by both the disccutter and the artist/label/individual who wishes to sell the lathecut record to the public) so customers understand what they're getting and why the costs are h...

Getting there.