The Secret Society of Lathe Trolls

This might explain the crazy prices (compared to what it actually costs) that people are trying to offload their VRs on Reverb?

So the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff has posted himself cutting with a VR:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN5glaZjVad/?igsh=ZzlrcmZmZzVxZDNq

I’m not sure if I could imagine him going the Souri’s ‘eccentric’ email vetting system but you never know…..

Cut cut cut …..

Last week, I visited the headquarters of the French company Myshank to test the NC-V8 recorder. The recording was done using a setup typically used for testing T560 machines, and playback was performed on a Neumann VMS 80. Different audio tracks were used during the test. The result showed that the...

I think if you had a machine that was restored to original spec then it should be possible to get a similar sound to the albums you mentioned that were recorded on the same machine. I think when people are comparing the sound quality of ‘pressed records’ they are more than likely referencing high qu...

Thanks for the technical overview Mark.
Appreciate the insights!

And yes it is a complicated subject, but thankfully we have a range of tools at our disposal now to help us achieve the end result, which at the end of day is what’s important, how the music sounds when the disk is played back!

Thanks for your reply! Yes good point, and noted that if a lot of gain is needed then in some cases software EQ can be less ‘noisy’, although in my experience good quality ‘professional’ analog hardware EQ is usually more powerful and sounds ‘better’ than software for boosting, so there may be less ...

Adding to this, my experience with the 1980’s portable lathes here in Japan the heads are pretty resonant and when ‘mapped’ and the resonances tamed, usually with some extreme EQ’ing they sound a million times better than ‘stock’ ! So I’m guessing that technically its challenging to design / enginee...

With the news of new lathes becoming available recently, I see a lot of mentioning of having to ‘map’ the heads of these machines, which as far as I know involves a plug in EQ (more often than not Fab Filter). I am aware that this is to tame the resonances of the head. If I wanted to cut a record (d...

[quote=spinnertownblanks post_id=67557 time=<a href="tel:1748807309">1748807309</a> user_id=142810] I think the biggest issue you would run into is the fact that it has no suspension. Yes, the lack of the oil dashpot or similar suspension was and is our main concern with the NC-V8, the motor noise ...

I've been cutting records with my V8 for a year now, and I couldn't be happier. It's fully compatible with needles and blanks from the usual suppliers. The price/performance ratio is spectacular. Nedelcu rules! How do you manage lead in, wind on and lead out on the V8? I haven't seen that mentioned...

Hey Dave hope it goes well! Yes good to start off with a mono lo fi rig, that’s what I did and learnt the foundation of cutting, embossing was a challenge as it seems to be more lo fi than even cutting in mono and way more challenging to get to play back without skipping than cutting but its probabl...

Hi @dave I think if you want to sound close to real records then maybe move from embossing in mono to actual cutting in stereo. I think this really is the goal to the sound of what great records are! Definitely not easy but achievable i.e. Souri’s stereo lathe / head - what most ‘pro’ ‘Lathe cutters...

Awesome! Looking forward to trying them out!

They look fantastic!

Hopefully 7” too at some point ?

Thanks for your replies. Haven’t had the chance to get one yet, but does sound like an adventure if it does one day!

Thanks! I thought it might well be something like this.
Did you have to pay a deposit before going?

Thanks for the info. Did you take yours after buying?

Hello

Couple of questions for VR owners who went for training.

Is it normal to have to send the deposit first?

Did anyone take their VR (after buying) with them instead of having to ship it?

Appreciate any advice!

Thanks!

Thanks for your replys, guess its just a waiting game!

Hello trolls Is it still possible to get a VR from Souri these days? I sent a couple of emails but no reply as yet. I heard that it’s a challenge to get one from him, is there any advice from people on here who have successfully got one they could share to help in my quest? Also is it true that he w...