PRESSED CUTTING
The vinyl cutting process we carry out at Artesanos del Groove is completely handmade.
Each record is cut in real time using a recording lathe. The lathe's cutting head transmits all the audio information through the stylus directly onto the blank vinyl record (a smooth PVC record).
Manufacturing takes exactly as long as the track's total playing length. After that, the record is ready to play and is a single piece.
Technical Information of the Recording Process of Vinyls
- A recording process involving direct cutting onto the disc, different from the industrial record pressing process. It is commonly known as lathe cutting or dubplate recording.
- PVC disc material, the same as pressed records, guaranteeing the same durability and scratch resistance.
- High precision self-designed record lathe.
- State-of-the-art stereo cutting head with feedback.
- Diamond cutting stylus with special geometry ensures cutting with low background noise and transcription quality.
- High-torque cutting plate that eliminates wow and flutter phenomena during cutting.
- Advanced Pitch Control system ensures optimal groove spacing for improved vinyl utilization and cut reproducibility, improving the quality of limited editions with multiple copies.
- Analog audio processing for optimal transfer to vinyl.
- Volume up to +12 dBVU (calibrated at 0dbVU 7cm/s) without loss of quality, depending on the file supplied.
- Limited editions of up to 25 copies maximum (Short Run).
- 100% manual and artisanal process, the discs are recorded 1 by 1, so each disc is unique and unrepeatable.
