Record Cutting

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Record Cutting 〰️

 

While we spend a lot of time making our own records, we’re also interested in helping others make records that are affordable and attainable, without needing to be made in large quantities. We use three medium-fi machines, a Presto 6D and two Rek-O-Kut Challengers to make our records. They create records one at a time, using sapphire styli to emboss grooves into the discs in real time. These records won’t be ultra hi-fi: they’re cut in mono, will have ~85% fidelity of a pressed record, and will have some surface noise, but they're fucking cool and sound warm and inviting, like the best old records do.

Every record order comes with videos of your records being cut, videos of your records played on our system, and high resolution photos of the finished record and artwork taken with our DSLR camera in a professional light tent, all included in your order. These photos and videos are yours to use for promotion, website listings, etc., but we do ask that if you use the photos, you tag us as the photographers!

General Pricing Guide:

6” records :: clear :: square or disc :: 3 minutes per side :: 25 records
WITH printed labels, cardstock sleeves, in plastic: $200 ($8 per)
BLANK labels, no sleeves, just in plastic: $150 ($6 per)

7” records :: clear :: square or disc :: 5 minutes per side :: 25 records
WITH printed labels, cardstock sleeves, in plastic: $225 ($9 per)
BLANK labels, no sleeves, just in plastic: $175 ($7 per)

8” records :: clear :: square or disc :: 7 minutes per side :: 25 records
WITH printed labels, cardstock sleeves, in plastic: $300 ($12 per)
BLANK labels, no sleeves, just in plastic: $250 ($10 per)

10” records :: clear discs :: 14 minutes per side :: 25 records
WITH printed labels, cardstock sleeves, in plastic: $450 ($18 per)
BLANK labels, no sleeves, just in plastic: $400 ($16 per)


If you’d like to talk about making a record, please fill out the form below, then keep scrolling to hear some lathe cut samples!

Quick note tho: Cutting records takes a lot of time, and it’s lower on our list of priorities than our own work. If we can’t fit you in, we’ll be happy to recommend other cutters who do this full time!


Want to hear what our cuts sound like? Here are a few samples:


Here is a selection of images we’ve provided to artists whose records we’ve cut: