Teenage Engineering: Introducing APC-2
Source: Hacker News
professional audio disc recording system
introducing: APC–2
a professional record cutter built and designed for producing original playback discs with superior sound quality in real time. available exclusively via our collaborative partners and masters of analog media, SUPERSENSE. our shared vision is to enable access to anyone who wants their music or sound on a physical record. so far, only a limited set of machines has been built. email us to find out how to get this machine.
technical specifications motordirect drive precision polished tungsten shaft variable speed control wow and flutter < 0.01% WRMS 1.5 ppm accurate reference clock pitch motorvariable pitch control automation possible directly from DAW allows locked grooves and other specialty cuts cutting headstereo feedback cutting head automated lift mechanism
vacuum systemintegrated vacuum hold
down and swarf removal
heatingtemperature controlled heating
amplifierintegrated power amplifier with feedback and riaa encoder
monitoringriaa amplifier with
headphone/line output
custom tonearm
networkremote control over ethernet
or wifi
powerone 230V/120V IEC connector
for the entire system
colorblack
materialpowder coated aluminium granite
dimensions1300 x 600 x 400 mm
51 x 23.6 x 15.7 in
weight140 kg
308 lbs
product nameAPC–2
professional audio disc recording system
introducing: APC–2
a professional record cutter built and designed for producing original playback discs with superior sound quality in real time. available exclusively via our collaborative partners and masters of analog media, SUPERSENSE. our shared vision is to enable access to anyone who wants their music or sound on a physical record. so far, only a limited set of machines has been built. email us to find out how to get this machine.
technical
specifications
motordirect drive precision polished tungsten shaft variable speed control
wow and flutter < 0.01% WRMS 1.5 ppm accurate
reference clockpitch motorvariable pitch control
automation possible directly from DAW allows locked grooves and other specialty cutscutting headstereo feedback cutting head automated lift mechanism vacuum systemintegrated vacuum hold
down and swarf removalheatingtemperature controlled heatingamplifierintegrated power amplifier with feedback and riaa encoder
monitoringriaa amplifier with
headphone/line output
custom tonearmnetworkremote control over
ethernet or wifi
powerone 230V/120V IEC connector for the
entire systemcolorblackmaterialpowder coated aluminium granitedimensions1300 x 600 x 400 mm
51 x 23.6 x 15.7 inweight140 kg
308 lbsproduct nameAPC–2
