new guy here a few questions

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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45024Unread post fredbissnette
Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:35 pm

yes it will do whatever you do to the record if you backcue the music goes in reverse and follows your exact movements

djs use this scratch in real time

you can use serato,traktor,virtual dj,mixxx

i use mixxx its free and works very well

im working on recording the control signal and cutting lathe cut record of it for fun.
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45039Unread post fredbissnette
Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:53 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ok1QztngFI&feature=youtu.be
i cut this early this morning
it is embossed onto a blank side of a 12 inch single i had in my record collection
embossing on actual vinyl is amazing and seems to be the loudest and cleanest and most frequency response so far
im pretty impressed with this

only problem is vinyl melts super fast when you leave the heat lamp on after you stop the deck lol

i could only get a few seconds of this after i cut it i feel super dense for not thinking of this but clear blanks dont do this
so i wasnt thinking

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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45044Unread post fredbissnette
Sat Dec 03, 2016 8:41 pm

another cut i did today
i have been doing a lot of processing of the audio before i cut a track and i have gotten not too bad at eliminating the high frequency breakup of vocals and higher octave instruments, a lot of this is recording pink noise and cancelling out the problem areas of the signal by sweeping the frequencys with a very narrow bandwidth q and increasing the gain to 30 db or more and sweeping the signal to find the resonances that really stand out as harse and then lower just those frequencies by 20 db or more.

its coming along
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf8_4S2jzDQ&feature=youtu.be
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45091Unread post fredbissnette
Tue Dec 06, 2016 5:32 pm

ive found a really great simple circle cuttting jig for a bandsaw that cuts perfect circles

once i get going this will be very easy
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Re: new guy here a few questions

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Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:51 am

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Re: new guy here a few questions

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Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:30 am

Getting better and better, Fred!

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Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:55 pm

thanks
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Post: # 45136Unread post fredbissnette
Fri Dec 09, 2016 7:02 pm

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i took some time and cleaned up my lathe
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45154Unread post fredbissnette
Sat Dec 10, 2016 2:55 pm

here is my setup for cutting blanks i went out and bought a bandsaw today and made a circle jig for it to cut blanks
this is a test using wood to show the circle

ill be cutting polycarbonate on this rig and i bought a specific blade to cut lexan for it that should give very smooth cuts into the polycarbonate

this is a super fast way to do this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0t_gu53U1Q&feature=youtu.be

this setup cost me 200 bucks
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45226Unread post fredbissnette
Sat Dec 17, 2016 4:27 pm

i just ordered a tungsten needle off ebay for cutting polycarbonate

im excited to have a consistant cut and not have to resharpen my nails every ten records\

kool
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Post: # 45230Unread post fredbissnette
Sun Dec 18, 2016 6:08 pm

i picked up a circle punch today to make labels for my records, its 3.5'' in diameter so it will work well and will save me from buying precut ones

i will make a jig to put them all in to drill out the 9/32 hole, ill be able to print 6 at once on a standard sheet of sticker paper
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45246Unread post fredbissnette
Mon Dec 19, 2016 4:32 pm

i got my distributer set up for blanks today

super stoked
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Post: # 45346Unread post fredbissnette
Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:07 pm

got a tungsten needle in the mail today from ebay

heres a vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA47KrjscLI&feature=youtu.be

and the audio itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-fR--H8_4A

i love this needle it worked out super well and cost about 28 bucks cdn

its the only purpuse made part in my diy lathe and nessisary
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45385Unread post grooveguy
Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:51 am

Once again, good progress, Fred! I really like your circle cutter. Because lacquer blanks are getting so expensive to replace, I'm going to be experimenting with embossing as well. Toward that end, I've ordered and received a few 12" squares of Lexan in 1/16" thickness, which I have discovered can be cut with aircraft snips quite nicely. That will rough them into circles, and a jig inspired by what you've done with your bandsaw will allow finishing them off on my belt sander. I almost bought a used scroll saw for this, but a $25 one I found on Craig's List would have taken a lot of fixing up.

I still think there's work to be done in the matter of embossing styli. You seem to be getting good results with the new tungsten one, and I know others have used jeweled tips and even a traditional cutting stylus mounted backwards. Time will tell, let's keep at it.

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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45391Unread post fredbissnette
Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:13 pm

im very impressed with the tungsten cone

super worth it great clarity
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45401Unread post fredbissnette
Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:45 am

my label making punches

this is a label that will fit all sizes

3.5'' with 9/32 center hole

i will make labels from matt inkjet sticker paper for my printer

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Re: new guy here a few questions

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Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:09 pm

i bought my domain name

www.styluspressure.ca
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Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:08 pm

heres some labels i made on matt sticker paper
i used my inkjet printer

they turned out nice no bleeding or smudging
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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45502Unread post fredbissnette
Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:10 pm

so heres the latest cut i did today
im really happy with my gain now
this is un normalized audio from my tt into my interface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jnuTf0Q-5I&feature=youtu.be
and a vid of my grooves being backcued which is great for djs
https://vid.me/pfBJ

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Re: new guy here a few questions

Post: # 45513Unread post fredbissnette
Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:45 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmEN8PCyqbA&feature=youtu.be
this cut is significant as its the first one i have had to really turn down the gains on my preamps ripping back into the computer

progress

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