Lathe Cut Sound Quality

Lathe cut records don't sound noisy and hollow.

Embossed  lathe cuts that have been recorded on polycarbonate sheets of plastic  for many years since the 1980's, most definitely, have earned a  bad reputation since, because they were always embossed with a tungsten  carbide stylus. Many have tried over the years different techniques to improve embossing, by using, Turtle wax, furniture polish, lighter fluid,  motor oil, DW40,  But I don't use any of that, I emboss dry, and works great.

If recorded at a louder volume it will cause the record to skip randomly, this the average level of a microgroove LP recorded at 33-1/3 rpm. Occasionally  some copies may have  a few seconds of noise at random times but  generally 90 percent of them will sound fine. The music on an embossed  record is slightly lower in volume. 

Anti-skating  and tone arm counter weight adjustment is critical for a embossed lathe cut to TRACK properly. 

10" and 12" Lp's, I don't recommend, because of noise build-up in the embossing process in recording long cuts of 10 minutes or more. No guarantee  there will be no intermittent surface noise.

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