The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

TIMMION CUTTING LABORATORY. Cutting straight analog signal from 1/4" tape with a studer A-80 specially modified for PRE/MOD ANALOG SIGNAL TO SP79, VMS70, SX 74, ORTOFON HIGHFREQ LIMITER, TIMMION PEQ, API2500, AM670, ... contact: didier at timmion.com

32 views.. no one uses test records ...or yall going back to check em

whats your "to go" test record for tuning up your system ? Reason i´m askin is i´ve been using NAB´s test record from 1964 and just now tested on DECCA´s test record (looks older then the NAB record) and well, levels dont quite match specially in the highfreq frequncy response section i also have a ...

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Didier Selin

yeah almost no problem with the masters, dubs i´m talkin about

I dont cut on blanks with these pops on there. I save the unsuable copies for test cuts. i´ve ruined enough many cutting needles not being carefull enough to check the surface before cutting. These Apollo blank boxes i receive, 7" 10" & 12"´s, have usuallly 10-20% damaged sides. Does anyone deal wit...

Sorry for my late reply.. The sustem has been atleast in Nashville and before we got it, it had been running in Nottingham. I believe the Lathe was built by Neumann speccially for CBS´s specs so that they could insult the Lathe with their control system... Although its quite funky late70´s/early 80`...

Hello Mossboss, no i havent tried that, will do asap! Thank you for the info! Sometimes the stereo fader, the one below RDL, gets groovy with the oscillation and can be adjusted from sliding the fader.. : ) yes, very annoying!! ..And pushing the EQ button off and on usually makes it go away, too, fo...

Thank you for the welcoming! The equipment is certainly very nice but takes much service to work with proper.. The VMS 70 was equipped with a CBS disc computer system, that is not function at its most convinient at times, also looks not as good as the orig Neumann.. With the SP-79 there is the stran...

Hello people Just registerrd up after reading the site for some time.. I have been cutting for one year, location Helsinki Finland. I am using equipment by Neumann.. SP79, SAL74, VMS 70 and SX68. Looking forward to cut records for profession while running a recording studio mainly for my own product...

Looking for this ( dont know the exact term .. ) Delay/preview head for A80,
PM me if you have for sale, Thanks,
Didier

I have cut fixed pitch.. Currently looking for the "delay-head" for my 1/4" A80, if someone knows of one available? PM me, Thanks, Didier