Records are cut by hand and in real time so every project we work on is a real labour of love.
Neumann record cutting machine.
Large vinyl pressing companies tend to only make orders of 500 or more records.
Diy record cutter showcased at sxsw.
Georg neumann gmbh neumann founded in 1928 and based in berlin germany is a prominent manufacturer of professional recording microphones their best known products are condenser microphones for broadcast live and music production purposes.
It has taken us eighteen months to test out the machines capabilities and understand optimal cutting conditions.
Instead of spending a lot of money to wait a long time sometimes.
As with record players the mechanical stability of the cutting lathe s parts and components is crucial to the sonic result.
You ve got to know that neuman stopped producing cutting machines in the 80s they sold the last one in 1989.
Today machines from the us american manufacturer scully as well as various generations of the neumann cutting machine the vms 66 70 and 80 are still being used.
For many decades neumann was the world market leader for record cutting machines.
Sx24 by 1928 neumann had spread his attention to other aspects of studio engineering such as record making.
Who would benefit from owning a record lathe.
I understand that a german gentleman one herr richter has been very instrumental in your career.
The am 31 was the successor to neumann s first disk cutting lathe am 29 which was still belt driven.
If you distribute your own music a lathe can be a good investment.
The am 31 s innovative oil damped direct drive ensured an extremely even rotation.
Electronics have been carefully overhauled mechanical parts and motors refurbished heads rebuilt and the metalwork resprayed.
1978 what else happend.
For several decades neumann was also a leading manufacturer of cutting lathes for phonograph disks and even ventured into the field of mixing desks.
Streaky mastering engineer at metropolis mastering explains the basics of the neumann vms 80 vinyl cutting lathe.
If you find a neumann cutting lathe for sale it may very well be a professional unit.
Our friends duncan crimmins and simon griffet at audio related have lovingly restored this neumann vms70 cutting lathe we featured here a couple of months ago and what an amazing job they ve been doing.
We ve outlined our discoveries in a handy guide below which we hope serves as a 101 for anyone setting out on the lathe cutting odyssey.
I couldn t afford a neumann record cutting machine so based on the information i had i began building my own.