how to make a record lathe! part 2

in this tutorial, we will glue the needle we made to the speaker and connect the audio jack. simple! :) then I will show you how I setup to record, and record a song with what we just made.

song credits: kingdom hearts - hikari rock version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ELUG7_6ok

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• cdrecord
• record
• lathe
• recorder
• engraver
• maker
• music
• cd
• vinyl
• recording
• disk
• grooves
• groove
• tune
• kingdom
• hearts
• kingdomhearts
• game
• speaker
• needle
• glue
• scissors
• tape
• plastic
• turntable
• vibrate
• sound
• waves
• phonograph

[pepster98]

i love the vid but i have a problem. my turntable is weak and will stop when i try to cut into the record. also my record's arm wil reject when i try to playback the cds. no worrys with that because i am planning to use vinyl picnic plates insted. i just practice on the cds and manualy play it back. but the grooves are too faint and the diamend needle wont pic it up yet the turn table is too weak. any help will be appreshiated and possibly subed.

[mbarry6]

@pepster98 the arm on this one didn't give me problems, but I had that same problem of weakness after a while of using the one you see in the video. I had to get a new record player. getting a new one actually fixed 2 problems. for one, the spinning part is a ton stronger. second, it removed a slight buzz that showed up in my recordings because that old motor would make a vibration of its own. In turn it solved the majority of my volume problem.

[mbarry6]

@pepster98 My new one is an ION Profile Pro. it however returned the arm, so I had to hack into it and remove the return mechanism (hard to do!). other than that, it is a wonderful player, and great for recording. i recommend you get one of those if you dont mind doing the hack for the arm. otherwise i suggest you find a new record player with a "belt drive" for recording, and a really cheep one that doesn't return the arm.

[wdharvey1]

I owe you a HUGE apology...NOW, I realize what you are doing...you are using the CD itself as a medium to record ON, and using older playback equipment, or re-inventing it, in order to play it back...WOW! I had it all backwards, and I'm sincerely sorry. I just looked at a few more vids where people are actually doing that...but, I have to ask "WHY?" Analogue was replaced by digital LONG time ago..Analogue was warmer...irony: you want to play back analogue on a CD WHY?

[mbarry6]

@wdharvey1 lol its ok :) I just like retro stuff and music, so I guess that's why. It was replaced because more songs can fit in a smaller thinner medium with great quality. yet since cds are digital, the audio has to be compressed and playback isn't as good as analog recordings. Irony question answer: because the surface of a cd is the only thing Ive found that works decently enough to record on (smoothest surface).

[hopop313]

This is really good but you should have used a bit more lighting when you when were making this video

[mbarry6]

@hopop313 thanks. yea the lighting sucks. I'm making a new tutorial for a better lathe and posting it soon. its a newer design and makes better recordings. plus I recorded it in HD with an iPhone 4 under a good light source.

[pepster98]

@mbarry6 lol thanks for the help i will get a new one for xmas. do you think its possible to use plastic plates? ive seen one video doiing it and the inexpenciveness inspired me. the benifits from that are it is bigger so the tone arm wont reject and you can send youre frends who have normal record players. it will fit enough music for an EP and it looks nicer with a bigger lable and customizible look you should also make sleves for them. lol i would like to know.

[eastmolman]

For a record that small I would recomend using 78 rpm for better sound quality

and this is a great way to recycle cds that don't play anymore or homemade ones that turned out to be duds.

[ElJoellito]

@wdharvey1

Digital replacing Analog?

Not that I´d know.

I´m serious, every good tune is coming out on vinyl and every 'real' dj uses vinyl...

And if I look at my collection, I couldn´t say that digital music replaced analogue. Not at all dude.

[Kuplungmaster]

I like this :) Have you gotten any further on your design, like tone arm, tracking, etc ...

[SirMux]

This is fucking genius.