http://www.SynthGear.com/2010/music-misc/laser-cut-record/
should I be scared for my job yet?
along with people 3D printing records, as well as taking very high resolution pictures to convert into digital files.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7318180.stm
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making lathe cuts on a Presto 6N, HIFI stereo cuts on vinylrecorder
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Angus McCarthy
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The results of this "album" are about as much as I expected - a couple noisy grooves of modulated tones and several different ways to destroy your stylus. 
It's an art project, not an album.
From a technical standpoint it is interesting, but the amount of time, effort, and precision needed to create a High-fidelity stereo image from whichever laser etching machine they used would be comparable to, well, completely re-inventing the Phonograph from scratch!
If they had the capability to laser etch waveforms and not just locked grooves of noise, they would have done it.
And I'm still not sold on the 3D-printed stamper concept. Again, precision is the question. There will be a place for Trolls until either of these ideas become financially feasible - and I don't see that happening any time soon.
It's an art project, not an album.From a technical standpoint it is interesting, but the amount of time, effort, and precision needed to create a High-fidelity stereo image from whichever laser etching machine they used would be comparable to, well, completely re-inventing the Phonograph from scratch!
If they had the capability to laser etch waveforms and not just locked grooves of noise, they would have done it.
And I'm still not sold on the 3D-printed stamper concept. Again, precision is the question. There will be a place for Trolls until either of these ideas become financially feasible - and I don't see that happening any time soon.
Well....this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KePsn29myeM
is a joke so far.
But how many times left before it will be really possible ?
is a joke so far.
But how many times left before it will be really possible ?
the surface of the groove must be clean,
even if you are able to "burn" a 90degree groove
with a laser in a surface, you need a lot of time to do that.
A laser producees also a lot of heat, so you will have a strange
surface, no clean, perfect groove...
I think it is impossible.
Maybe, if the 3d printers have a much better resolution, but
I think, the resolution must be minimum 5000 DPI, to hear something...
even if you are able to "burn" a 90degree groove
with a laser in a surface, you need a lot of time to do that.
A laser producees also a lot of heat, so you will have a strange
surface, no clean, perfect groove...
I think it is impossible.
Maybe, if the 3d printers have a much better resolution, but
I think, the resolution must be minimum 5000 DPI, to hear something...
Good point...but when u think about precise laser sciences such as laser eye surgery, i suspect its only a matter of time b4 someone pulls it offandybee wrote:the surface of the groove must be clean,
even if you are able to "burn" a 90degree groove
with a laser in a surface, you need a lot of time to do that.
A laser producees also a lot of heat, so you will have a strange
surface, no clean, perfect groove...
I think it is impossible.
Maybe, if the 3d printers have a much better resolution, but
I think, the resolution must be minimum 5000 DPI, to hear something...
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