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APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs

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Re: APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs

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Post by dhosek »

lucaspiller wrote: post #39
rtpg wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn't that but their "record factory" toy[0]... I'm like 90% sure is the same thing as something Gakken released in Japan for half the price as a little fun toy[1] Even in the age of the internet there's a huge business in people basically taking a "normal" thing from another market and then rebadging it to release as an elevated thing. Studio neat has a $231 tiny box cutter[2]. OLFA (A "professional" box cutter…

The best box cutter is the Moby Safety Knife. I used it when I was working in a supermarket 20 years ago, and I haven't found anything even remotely comparable. The short blade on top is perfect for breaking the tape to open the box without damaging the contents. Then the mouth can be used for quickly breaking down boxes or cutting shrink wrap. You are just cutting tape, so the blade never wears out. I cringe every t…

I remember someone talking about their $100 box cutter and thinking, huh? I just use my keys.

Re: APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs

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Post by gregsadetsky »

Unrelated, but related - if you want to have 1 record made, reach out to https://recordcut.com/

Their hours are "2:30 PM to 12 Midnight", I sort of believe... 7 days a week?

Rich will actually answer the phone, and guide you. I've done it a few times (it's an incredibly cool gift). A single record is $12. Extremely worth experiencing it.

Re: APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs

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Post by bigyabai »

vr46 wrote: post #22

I looked and went, "WTF is that? Looks like a record cutting machine" Scrolled down WTAF I'm a total TE fanboi, I have the OP1F and OP-XY, they're everything I ever wanted and my MPC and Digitakt haven't be touched in months. And the Digitone Keys is unplugged propped against the bookshelf. It's extraordinary how addictive these two little synths are for making things happen. The APC-2, however, is a fascinating outc…

> The APC-2, however, is a fascinating outcome

> TE's amazing inventions

> But that doesn’t mean anything that looks cool was made for them.

How anyone tells themselves this while buying Teenage Engineering gear is beyond me. The closest TE came to an "amazing invention" was the OP-Z, and that flopped like a fish on land. The whole business is a marketing-saturated DAWless hipster fantasy, hook line and sinker.

I was there when my properly talented musician friends bought the original OP-1, and I was also there when they sold it to afford a better MIDI controller. It's a Fischer-Price 4-track recorder, there's a very good reason you don't see your favorite musicians dailying it.

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Post by kev009 »

klodolph wrote: post #17
darnfish wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's also possible that TE are full of people who are passionate about design and sound and want to work on and release interesting products in that space. Not everything is a psyop

That took my comment to a much darker place than I anticipated—I think basic marketing is ok, and even if you’re passionate about design, you still should be thinking about the business’s bottom line. But, like, https://teenage.engineering/store/field-desk Or maybe the TP-7 is a better example. They are obviously following the playbook from brands like Supreme. At least in part.

That is hilarious. Ikea with the Rexroth price tag.

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Post by scratchyone »

gregsadetsky wrote: post #62

Unrelated, but related - if you want to have 1 record made, reach out to https://recordcut.com/ Their hours are "2:30 PM to 12 Midnight", I sort of believe... 7 days a week? Rich will actually answer the phone, and guide you. I've done it a few times (it's an incredibly cool gift). A single record is $12. Extremely worth experiencing it.

ooh, this seems super cool. i see that he doesn't print jackets, have you gotten them printed elsewhere for that?

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Post by ogn3rd »

tcbawo wrote: post #55

I always loved the story of the "three-sided" Monty Python record, where the B side had two parallel concentric grooves, causing different tracks to play depending on where the needle was dropped. I always wondered what kind of equipment went into producing it.

Jack White did something similar with Lazaretto.

Re: APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs

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Post by mapontosevenths »

tcbawo wrote: post #55

I always loved the story of the "three-sided" Monty Python record, where the B side had two parallel concentric grooves, causing different tracks to play depending on where the needle was dropped. I always wondered what kind of equipment went into producing it.

I bought a Record Store Day release of Ella Fitzgerald live in Berlin that did this around 2020. Very cool stuff.

Re: APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs

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Post by copperx »

vr46 wrote: post #22

I looked and went, "WTF is that? Looks like a record cutting machine" Scrolled down WTAF I'm a total TE fanboi, I have the OP1F and OP-XY, they're everything I ever wanted and my MPC and Digitakt haven't be touched in months. And the Digitone Keys is unplugged propped against the bookshelf. It's extraordinary how addictive these two little synths are for making things happen. The APC-2, however, is a fascinating outc…

It seems to me that Teenage Engineering's greatest achievement is the wholesale adoption of Jobs's reality distortion field.

If you re-read your own comment, do you experience cringe? If the answer is no, that's worrying and worth looking into.

Re: APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs

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Post by wyre »

hn_go_brrrrr wrote: post #48
mvkel wrote: post #45

Don't think of Teenage Engineering as a device product company. Think of them as a device art company. Suddenly it makes sense.

So, Apple until the M chips?

Apple is a consumer company selling device art. Teenage engineering is a device art company selling consumer products.
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