The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

Thanks so much for the help so far guys! The cutting engineer just sent me ("the customer" in this message) the following message: "If the customer thinks that it makes sense, we can send him also post-production varnishes used for production. He will be able to compare vinyl to production varnish."...

It seems that a software like yours or the Izotope/Adobe ones might come in handy if I continue this dive into the world of vinyl... +1 for Adobe Audition. I've been using it since it was called Cool Edit back in the late 90's. Great wave editor with excellent analysis tools such as the spectral ed...

Alright, pity about the software. Would've loved to try it!

I've just sent them the question concerning the lathe motor.

Thanks again,
Jon

Mark, I can't thank you enough for digging into the nuts and bolts of this (is there a way I can buy you a beer?!?)! This is truly a huge help. I've just e-mailed the plant with your findings and it'll be interesting to hear back from them. With the equipment they're using you'd think they'd be able...

Answer from the plant regarding the eccentricity of the stampers: "There was a mistake in determining the centrality on the galvanizing - it has already been repaired, which has already been physically confirmed" I'm guessing the repaired version they're referring to is the lacquer rip from the firs...

First things first. Off-centre test pressing usually means that the hole in the centre of the stamper is not exactly in the centre, or the stamper was not fitted to the moulds properly or the moulds in the press are off-centre but more than likely an off-centre stamper. So, I’m not sure why a refer...

Thanks Peter, I'll add that to the list of possibles!

Cheers,
Jon

Hi Bob,

glad you like it! Here's his Bandcamp page: https://phunkymrolavi.bandcamp.com
He's got a new CD out and the vinyl is...well, almost around the corner

Cheers,
Jon

Hi again, here we go. 1. Audio sample of original digital master: https://drive.google.com/open?id=13wAbotqqMGC383i9nYFRDjJ5u6cifBGI 2. Audio sample of the lacquer rip: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TcF6qWmJoPwawJo3_FZ9dfPWxUiLc-4h 3. Neumann VMS 70 used for cutting. Cut from digital source (wav...

Hi Mark,

thanks for the reply. I'll get the info to the questions I can't answer right off the bat and get back to you!

Cheers,
naive

Hi everyone! I'm new here and was referred to this Wonderful World of Vinyl Wisdom by a vinyl mastering engineer I use regularly. He told me you guys would be the surest bet on solving the problem I have. So here it goes: I ordered a lacquer rip (wav) of a section of a song that had some pitch wobbl...