HD vinyl patent filed.

[Freddymac2]

Yes they should use 3D printing, anything I have seen made with this system is truly in the imagination of the maker. The record that I heard playing that was 3D printed, made the original Edison cylinder recordings sounded like HD!

 

[Ken Boyd]

Even if it just helps add more capabilities to relieve the shortage of companies that do the plates that would be a good thing. I saw a video a few weeks back where part of the process regarding the plating or mastering of the plates was down to only two companies and then because the one company purchased the other it is down to one source here and one in Japan, that can't be good.

 

[vinylrayk]

Rebeats' comment "...we correct the radial/tangential errors..." in the Digital Music News article caught my attention. If they can digitally manipulate the groove waveform before mapping it as a stamper, they could theoretically alter the lateral "cutting" angle of the laser to introduce an inverse tracking error. If optimized for a given specific arm geometry, the playback tracking error could be zero across the entire groove area. The inverse error would not be exact for all tonearm geometries since there is no adhered to standard for length, overhang, offset angle, and null points, but might yield an average improvement for conventional offset arms. Of course, this would have a detrimental effect when playing such inverse-tracking-error-corrected discs on linear tracking arms...

 

[4-2-7]

Even if it just helps add more capabilities to relieve the shortage of companies that do the plates that would be a good thing. I saw a video a few weeks back where part of the process regarding the plating or mastering of the plates was down to only two companies and then because the one company purchased the other it is down to one source here and one in Japan, that can't be good.

That was the "Lacquers" they where talking about around two years ago, who knows now if more have stated making them. All I know is I can't keep up in buying all the new and new reissues records they are putting out now. It has at least quadrupled in the last 4 years or so, every old artist/band now has their entire catalogue out, it's crazy really. That's not even all the new artist and or new releases filling the shelves.

 

[sKiZo]

HD vinyl?

 

[VinylHanger]

There is more than just a place in this world for skepticism; there is a necessity for it. So I understand the reservations. Despite that, I have a feeling that this is a breakthrough which will outdate the cutting head completely. I will look forward to buying the first decent mastertape converted by this method(ie not Diana Krall, Patricia Barber or the like).

That is wishful thinking. The first release will probably be someone like Kanye West or Taylor Swift. Gotta hook the hipsters. It will go to whomever has the biggest pocketbook, not the best music. Personally, just because I'm a luddite, I would prefer Pink Floyd.

 

[gusten]

For me the records I´m buying have all been made a rather long time ago, and was all analog. I see no point in buying new records. If I want contemporary made music I buy CDs.