Who's still cutting vinyl???

[Colin Leonard]

just wanted to see who here is still cutting regularly? we're actually super busy cutting. seems like consumers really like the sound and the artwork. randy kling was over a couple months ago dropping off some odds and ends as he retired from cutting a while back. it was awesome hanging out and learning some tips from the man. what a great guy. maybe we could setup a new vinyl cutting sub-forum under mastering? all 3 of us...haha.

colin

[Graham Goldman]

The lathe at Masterdisk is running every day!

[dietrich10]

Cut albums from 5+ genres in the past week+ a number of dance 12"s.

[Fat larry]

[IIIrd]

Always cutting at Abbey Road

[Paul Gold]

Me too. Very busy.

There is this new forum. VinylJuice.com - Powered by vBulletin Not much activity but maybe it will get going.

[IIIrd]

Originally Posted by Paul Gold

Me too. Very busy.

There is this new forum. VinylJuice.com - Powered by vBulletin Not much activity but maybe it will get going.

Hi Paul,
hows things?. I changed over to Transco styli, and problem solved.
all the best.

Sean

[Paul Gold]

Hi Sean,

Things are good. The current batch of Transco Styli is the best I have seen in a while. The batch before, not so much. Apollo lacquers have been quiet for a long time. The last batch I got that wasn't quiet, was last spring. And they weren't that bad.

[Zilla]

Disc Cutting at Bernie Grundman Mastering

[Gengy]

me too!!!
always cutting at Elettroformati-Milan.

[IIIrd]

Originally Posted by Paul Gold

Hi Sean,

Things are good. The current batch of Transco Styli is the best I have seen in a while. The batch before, not so much. Apollo lacquers have been quiet for a long time. The last batch I got that wasn't quiet, was last spring. And they weren't that bad.

Transco sent over some blanks for me to try out....I was sceptical as I remember Transco blanks of old...quite rough and ready they were.

I cut a silent groove on a Transco, and then on an MDC. I have to say I was taken aback at how smooth the Transco was. It was a different heat than the MDC. Both we're very good, but the Transco had the the edge, or lack of it so to speak.

The Transco stylus was clean and consistant on 3 makes of lacquer.

I'm glad to see everyone's busy cutting, long may it continue.

[Yann Dub]

Still cutting in Paris at Dkmastering and setting up a new cutting room in Barcelona+

[Paul Gold]

Originally Posted by IIIrd

I cut a silent groove on a Transco, and then on an MDC. I have to say I was taken aback at how smooth the Transco was.

I used to prefer Transco's when they were made by Transco. When Apollo bought them I tried them and didn't like them as much as the Apollo's. I tried again six months later and still felt they weren't as good as they used to be or as good as the Apollo's. Maybe they have gotten better. Did you try the Apollo's?

[IIIrd]

Originally Posted by Paul Gold

I used to prefer Transco's when they were made by Transco. When Apollo bought them I tried them and didn't like them as much as the Apollo's. I tried again six months later and still felt they weren't as good as they used to be or as good as the Apollo's. Maybe they have gotten better. Did you try the Apollo's?

I did. It was pretty interesting, I did a straight shoot out between Apollo, Transco and MDC. All with a Transco 320 stylus (4 micron facet...I have no idea what the implications of this are....just thought i'd mention it). All silent grooves cut at 100 micron depth....All were very close. The MDC and Apollo's surface noise had more HF content and both lacquers spat a little (I tried various heats),..The transco lacquer had a slightly more broadband surface noise, but no spitiing...probably masked by the boradband noise. I asked another cutter here what he thought, and we both preffered the Transco as the noise was more even.
It was about as interesting as cutting 20 mins of silence on three makes of lacquer of an evening could be

[Paul Gold]

Originally Posted by IIIrd

I did. It was pretty interesting,

Thanks Sean, good info. I use the regular 320 too. If I was only cutting long sides I'd use a smaller facet for better HF response but if you cut deep with the smaller facets the groove looks nasty. I've tried.

Micropoint put out a brochure that had everything you could possibly want to know about cutting styli. I can scan it and send it to you.

[IIIrd]

Originally Posted by Paul Gold

Thanks Sean, good info. I use the regular 320 too. If I was only cutting long sides I'd use a smaller facet for better HF response but if you cut deep with the smaller facets the groove looks nasty. I've tried.

Micropoint put out a brochure that had everything you could possibly want to know about cutting styli. I can scan it and send it to you.

That'd be really cool if you could, thanks. I'll send you a PM with my email. Thanks again Paul.

[Guy Electric]

Cutting pretty much every day... Apollo laquers (no problems, but probably due for another Apollo/Transco/MDC comparison), VMS 70 fixed pitch (apart from a bit of MVG (manual vari-groove!).

[ihearsounds]

Cutting a couple days a week atleast, minimum. Today in the morning i cut 5 dubplate 10"´s of dubstep stufff & a funk 7" dubplate.... just finished 2 reggae 7" masters & one electronic 80´s style 7" master. Tomorro i´ll do a dance 12" and a jazz LP + a folk music LP is waiting to be cut by the end of this week ! not always this busy & varied so i am thankful for the possibility to be cutting thumbsup

Hey Paul, would you mind uploading that brochure for us to check out too ?

[Paul Gold]

Originally Posted by ihearsounds

Hey Paul, would you mind uploading that brochure for us to check out too ?

Sure, send me an email and I'll send it to you when I get it scanned.

[duomo]

I`m cutting several Lacquers on our VMS70 and several Vinylcuts on the vinylrecorder a day ... its not a big boom here, but also not a decrease of work...
And colin; yes it would be great to have an extra vinyl - cutting sub forum here ...

[Fat larry]

Originally Posted by Paul Gold

Thanks Sean, good info. I use the regular 320 too. If I was only cutting long sides I'd use a smaller facet for better HF response but if you cut deep with the smaller facets the groove looks nasty. I've tried.

Micropoint put out a brochure that had everything you could possibly want to know about cutting styli. I can scan it and send it to you.

Paul,
Can you cc me in on that scan ?.
Thanks

[duomo]

Me too please... or just post it here

[Colin Leonard]

yeah, would be great to get all 8 of us on a little sub forum .

paul, i would love to read that as well man.

there is so much to cutting i feel like there is ALWAYS something new to learn.

i'm glad i started working on cars when i was young, cause this vms70 is just like working on an old foreign car!

[Paul Gold]

Here you go.

[Cellotron]

The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls is a really nice forum on all aspects of cutting with a subforum for professional cutters as well. I'm sure they would appreciate new members - especially experienced and knowledgeable ones - and more traffic there.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[IIIrd]

Originally Posted by Paul Gold

Here you go.

Top man Paul, many thanks for that

[misjah]

in Holland Lex does: Welcome At The Vinyl Room

[Soundmaster Alex]

yep still cutting vinyl regularly, so far this week have done double LP acetate and lacquers & three 12" singles for different clients. The ol' VMS82 is busy as ever!

As an aside, do any of you fellow cutters know of a good supplier of either a Shure VN5xMR or V97XE playback stylus, or somewhere good to repair the former? Had a little accident and we're now using a backup...

[IIIrd]

Originally Posted by Soundmasters

yep still cutting vinyl regularly, so far this week have done double LP acetate and lacquers & three 12" singles for different clients. The ol' VMS82 is busy as ever!

As an aside, do any of you fellow cutters know of a good supplier of either a Shure VN5xMR or V97XE playback stylus, or somewhere good to repair the former? Had a little accident and we're now using a backup...

Might be worth asking Sean Davis, If anyone would know I'd reckon he would

[ihearsounds]

..continuing on that, what playback stylus/cartridge are you guys using?

I have Stanton 681EEE. Was wondering what other ones i should consider..