Lathe Cut Records

Ken Micallef sits down with mastering engineer Ryan K. Smith for an exclusive interview on Day 2 at Acoustic Sounds’ inaugural Vinyl Summit in Salina, Kansas.


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Another update to my tortuous and still ongoing record lathe project. If you have an interest in this sort of thing, please see my earlier videos "Making Records at Home" and "Cutting a record (as opposed to embossing one) on a home-made lathe". I have made all my CAD drawings, software etc open-source for anyone to follow. The introductory blurb for the first video lists the GIT repositories in which all the files are stored.

Acknowledgements:

Spinner Town Blanks for pump advice and 3D print file for vacuum pump/tube adapter: https://spinnertownblanks.com/blogs/spinner-town-blog/diy-vacuum-and-chip-jar
Bladud Flies! for "My Shank" blanks, styli and generally excellent customer service: https://bladudflies.com/

Music - "After The Flames" by Josh Woodward. Free download: https://www.joshwoodward.com/

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Create custom vinyl records using the Suno music platform. Learn how to press your own tracks onto vinyl with custom artwork.

This guide explains how to use the Suno music platform to turn digital tracks into physical media. Whether you are an artist looking to produce small batches or a fan wanting a unique keepsake, this process covers everything from selecting your audio to finalising the design. It is designed for anyone wanting to navigate the Suno vinyl records workflow efficiently.

After walking through the design tools, you will understand how to utilise features like Creator Copies for bulk orders and Direct-to-Fan sales. The video clarifies the pressing and shipping services available, ensuring you know exactly how to get your custom vinyl artwork printed and delivered. By the end, you will have a clear roadmap for using this music pressing service to release your own records.

Subscribe for weekly music production tool breakdowns, and comment below if you have successfully created your own vinyl record yet.

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How to make Vinyl Records at home?
Follow my process building a record lathe with a cutter head for embossing grooves onto record blanks.

In this episode i will strip down the parts of my first Record Lathe. Compared to my current project - the old one was made mostly out of scrap parts i found on the streets, an arudino and a stepper motor, as well as an old Turntable.

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Part 13 - The Old Lathe Design
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00:00 Old vs New Lathe
00:30 Overview
01:43 The Controls
02:46 Lowering and Transport Lock System
03:38 Feed Unit
04:44 Embossing Head
05:33 The old Head Design
06:07 The Turntable
06:35 The Amp
07:01 Workflow of cutting Records
07:59 The Result / On the Road


Original Music
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by Indi Jo, Alex Rex

Indi-Jo - Frites Spezial (Instrumental)
Alex Rex - Talk under Pines
Alex Rex - Artishocki
Indi-Jo - Frites Spezial (Instrumental) on CD-Vinyl

https://indi-jo.bandcamp.com/album/bruxellistation

© Alex Rex, 2026

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For our latest set of crisp, classic drum samples, ready to drop straight into your beats, we had 100s of our sounds lathe cut to vinyl by hand.

In this video, we show you a little bit of that magical process from sample, to vinyl, then back into the computer for instant beatmaking fuel!

Check out the pack itself here (free taster sounds available):
https://modeaudio.com/product/vinyl-drums-2-drum-machine-samples

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Join Chad Kassem and Michael Ludwigs @Michael45RPM for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the mastering sessions for the remaining Bob Marley and The Wailers titles at the legendary Abbey Road Studios.

In this deep-dive discussion, Chad explains the journey that brought him to London and why these specific sessions are a game-changer for reggae fans and audiophiles alike. Featuring exclusive footage from inside the mastering suite, we pull back the curtain on the collaboration between world-renowned engineers Ryan K. Smith and Frank Arkwright as they remaster: Catch A Fire, Burnin', Natty Dread, Kaya, and Uprising.

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The First Production Master Cut Made with SimuLathe — LathesVille Berlin, March 3, 2022

On March 3rd, 2022, at LathesVille in Berlin, the first production master cut made with SimuLathe was successfully approved for manufacturing.

This was not a test cut or demonstration. The master shown in this video entered the actual record production chain, making it the first production release cut with SimuLathe.

The event took place 281 days before the public release of SimuLathe on December 9th, 2022.

What began as a crazy idea by Helmut Erler, Vladislav Goncharov and Fabien Schivre evolved into a tool that fundamentally changed the workflow of professional disc mastering. For the first time, groove geometry, pitch, depth and cutterhead behavior could be analyzed and optimized in advance, reducing the need for dummy runs, test cuts and repeated mastering passes.

What the industry said:

"SimuLathe has changed the game completely for cutting long sides. I never have to do a dry run to optimize level / space usage. And the safety limiters give me confidence that my pitch and depth system can deal with the challenges of modern digital production techniques. It’s the best addition to my lathe since upgrading my pitch computer."
— Greg Reierson, Rare Form Mastering

"Simulathe is absolutely sublime, and well thought out in every aspect. I honestly cannot see myself cutting master discs without it going forward. I'm a lifetime subscriber. Highly recommended."
— Tim Xavier, Man Made Mastering

"It's literally Henry Ford's Model-T revolution in phonography."
— Kamil Kaczmarek, Optical Disc Mastering

"SimuLathe is the modern tool that cutting engineers have all been waiting for."
— Josh Bonati

"It's very well done. Lots of useful features. It's nice to see something so difficult executed so well."
— Paul Gold

Special thanks to the many mastering engineers, cutting engineers, manufacturers and production experts who helped shape, evaluate and test SimuLathe throughout its development.

Official public release of SimuLathe:
December 9, 2022

Studio:
https://lathesville.com

TDR SimuLathe:
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Mastering:
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First in a series of tutorial videos showing how to make music packaging from scratch, which I did for many years making thousands of pieces of packaging by hand with a scalpel and ruler. This video running through what the series will entail as well as going over options for tools and equipment you will need to follow the templates which can be found on the ACDSleeve site.

My must haves still to this day:
Swann Morton Retractaway handle
Swann Morton 10A blades
Fred Aldous ruler https://www.fredaldous.co.uk/products/fred-aldous-acrylic-rule-30cm
3M ATG tape gun with 904 12mm tape

Olfa circle cutter
Bostik All Purpose Clear

Do It Yourself templates available below
https://www.acdsleeve.com/doityourself

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Step inside the world of high-end vinyl mastering with Safe & Sound Texas Audio Excursion as we take you inside Infrasonic Sound for an exclusive look at the remarkable installation and setup of the legendary Neumann VMS-80 lacquer cutting lathe. This rare behind-the-scenes tour explores one of the most sophisticated and sought-after vinyl mastering systems ever built — the same class of cutting technology trusted by elite mastering studios around the world for producing audiophile-quality vinyl records.

In this video, you’ll discover the incredible engineering behind the Neumann VMS-80, the challenges involved in transporting and calibrating such a precision machine, and why lacquer cutting remains one of the most specialized crafts in modern audio production. From the cutting head and groove-spacing computer to the meticulous setup process required for accurate vinyl mastering, this episode is packed with insights for vinyl collectors, mastering engineers, audiophiles, and music production enthusiasts alike.

The Neumann VMS-80 is widely regarded as one of the pinnacle achievements in analog disc mastering technology, prized for its automation systems, precision groove control, and ability to produce world-class lacquer masters for vinyl pressing.

If you love vinyl records, mastering studios, analog audio gear, record pressing, lacquer cutting, or the history of professional recording technology, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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Mixtape Vinyl has been creating vinyl record mixtapes for 10 years.

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Aaron C. Schroeder, owner and recording engineer of Pierced Ears Recording Co. showed us his Presto 8N vinyl lathe, an original from the 1940s. It “cuts” records in real time, a process in which the cutter head—a needle-like device on an adjustable arm—carves sound vibrations into a soft vinyl disc (or record blank) in the form of the continuous spiral grooves, which your home record player needle then traces back into sound.

This DIY technique is just one of the ways in which Schroeder, and other local physical media producers are defying the algorithmic overlords. Read Todd Hamm’s ‘Permanent Records’ piece from our Spring Arts issue.

Produced by Dave Quantic

#vinyl #music #diy

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Thanks for watching! Leave a comment if you like, I will try to answer questions as best I can.




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On this weeks episode we sit down and chat with Austin based vinyl record cutting founder of Grosero Records, Tim Shermoske

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At https://recordcut.com Songs that are not released on vinyl can be released on polycarbonate lathe cut records. Great instrumental House cut from Heritage Limited. I've also heard a similar song with vocals on another YouTube site. This Disco House Producer and DJ based in Amsterdam wrote this song while on a train to Paris from Amsterdam. Thanks for making this one!

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Ten years ago this January I managed to get the keys to a bunker. I had been looking for a space to build a lab; a space with enough room to start new projects, invite people to collaborate on music, visual art, live performances, live streaming, and any other idea that might come along. One of the ideas I wanted to try was getting a vinyl cutting machine, a lathe, to make vinyl records in-house. I liked the DIY approach; it gave me a sense of freedom. I saw it as a way to document the things that happened in the lab, through small runs of vinyl records. I loved the idea of being able to bypass the whole label planning process and cut music to vinyl on the same day it was recorded. Over the years, many sessions and collaborations have been added to the archive this way, exclusively on limited vinyl.

Fast forward ten years, and many of those initial ideas have come to fruition. STOOR Live, Stay Home Soundsystem, Knob Twiddlers Hangout, and Pink Noise have all unfolded nicely, thanks to the involvement and energy of a growing circle of collaborators. This year the focus is on further developing the vinyl cutting and custom packaging ideas that have been evolving over time. New music is currently taking shape in the studio, with a series of releases planned for the coming months.

To kick off this new series of releases, I’m re-releasing the first two records ever to come out of the STOOR project: S1 and S2, the first two editions of the vinyl archive. At the time they were intentionally released under the obscure alias JPG, with only 50 copies made. Now they are being re-released as Speedy J, digitally and on vinyl. The vinyl editions come in the classic STOOR vinyl archive packaging: each hand-numbered copy housed in 450gsm sleeves with magnetic flaps and an info pocket, complemented by anti-static, anti-dust audiophile inner sleeves.

released January 16, 2026

Mastered by Manmade Mastering
Written & Produced by Jochem Paap

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Fun Fact: People often incorrectly assume "Hot of the Presses" means from a Printing Press, but actually it's talking about my HOT LP coming off that Press!

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In today's video we going to discuss how to get a batch of LP records (vinyl for you young whippersnappers) pressed for cheap. Selling these puppies for $20 a pop and making 50% profit is great business. BIG business as the pig say. But seriously, DIY is coming back and it's better than ever.

A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

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I paid $135 to turn my audio into a real vinyl record... and I may have been ripped off. Ever get so excited for something that you’re already imagining how perfect it’s going to be?
Yeah… this vinyl record was that for me.

I’ve been working on a music project with Cedar Miles, and I thought it’d be incredible to get custom vinyl made as a keepsake. Full sleeve, full-color labels, the whole deal. It arrived looking beautiful.

But the moment I dropped the needle, the disappointment hit fast.

- Mono
- Low clarity
- Shallow grooves
- Surface noise louder than the music

So today, we’re diving deep into why this happens.
We’ll compare lathe-cut vinyl vs pressed vinyl, break down the technical differences, talk through the limitations of certain materials, and go over the alternatives if you want a custom record that actually sounds good.

Whether you’re an artist, a collector, or a vinyl nerd like me, this is a look behind the curtain that can save you time, money, and heartbreak.

Chapters in this video:
00:00 – The vinyl that disappointed me
00:28 – What I expected
00:38 – Dropping the needle
01:45 – Pressed Vinyl: How it works
02:56 – Lathe-Cut Vinyl: What’s different
04:02 – Why lathe cuts often sound bad
04:42 – Better alternatives to consider
06:15 – Final thoughts & what I’ll do next

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Vinyl mastering for electronic music demands precision — not every mix will survive the physical constraints of the vinyl press. In this video, I use TDR Simulathe to visualize and understand how a digital master translates into a real groove, and what can go wrong when width, phase, or low-end aren’t under control.

We’ll explore the key adjustments needed to make your tracks cut beautifully on vinyl: subtle stereo management, low-end refinement, and controlled dynamics. Using tools like Brainworx panEQ, Tone Projects Basslane Pro, M/S processing, multiband compressors and transparent filtering, I’ll show how to bring electronic mixes into compliance with the format — elegantly and without compromise using both TDR Simulathe and ADPTR metric AB visualisation tools.

Exploring the unique challenges of mastering for vinyl, especially for electronic music with its demanding low end and stereo information. This video discusses how to master for vinyl and previews potential issues before vinyl pressing using specialized tools. Learn about preserving analog audio quality in the vinyl vs digital world.

If you master or produce techno, ambient, or deep electronic music, this is a must-watch to understand the physics behind the art of groove translation.

00:00 Intro
01:05 Communication with the pressing plant
03:51 The physics of the groove
04:54 Speed and audio length per side
06:30 Conceptual use of Simulathe
09:00 Session prep
12:06 Setting up Simulathe
14:28 Excursion
15:27 Width
16:01 Velocity
16:22 Land
17:34 DC Offset
18:21 RIAA filters
21:12 Practical use cases
22:19 Elliptical Filter (and phase)
25:42 Basslane Pro
27:22 Brainworks PanEq
29:26 Multiband Correlometer (ADPTR Metric AB)
32:55 Conclusion


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