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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 Arainach »

foobarian wrote: post #56
1123581321 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That fancy box cutter looks high utility; what don't you like about it besides the price? The retraction seems designed for frequently opening boxes, but not constantly. (I open few boxes and have a bog standard box cutter; I haven't used Studio Neat's or OLFA.)

The other nice feature is using standard utility blades. I have several Stanley type box cutters and blade retraction is an infuriating experience on each one because it gets stuck, the lock button gets stuck, it doesn't slide properly, often doesn't click into place, etc. I can definitely see the appeal of an object that is actually designed to work properly.

I'm confused because over the past 20 years I've owned four Stanleys[1] and used many more and never had those problems. Are you using the absolute cheapest ones they make? Because even the ones you get at Home Depot these days have metal innards that hold up over time.

One of mine got left outside in the garden for an entire winter. One side of the enclosure is sun bleached and I had to replace the blade, but otherwise it still gets used every week and works fine.

[1] This one. None of them have ever failed, I just keep 3 of them in different locations and physically lost (maybe loaned out) one a few years ago. https://www.stanleytools.com/product/10-179/hi-visibility-re...

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

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Post by fragmede »

alexjplant wrote: post #44
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…

> I've heard every lazy comment about hipsters and rich kids who are supposedly their target audience, and the cost of the products, as if the visible ingredients are all that accounting measure. Swiss watches cost orders of magnitude more than TE's amazing inventions, and their only purpose seems to be to remind the wearer how amazing they are when they look at it. Nobody pretends that high-end watches are anything…

$700? $70,000 for a Patek Philippe Aquanaut!

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

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Post by chriscjcj »

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.

De La Soul's 12" Single for "Me Myself And I" also has its second side cut with two grooves. The hype sticker says, "3 Sides." Each time you put the needle down you have a 50/50 chance to hear the song you're trying to hear. :-)

https://www.discogs.com/master/19554-De-La-Soul-Me-Myself-An...

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

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Post by cloud8421 »

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.

The same goes for the 1994 first pressing of Marillion's Brave.

Side 4 has a double groove, which would give you either The Great Escape + Made again (a sort of a happy ending) or The Great Escape + 20 minutes of water sounds (which can be interpreted as the sad ending).

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_(Marillion_album)#Vinyl_... (I also have a copy and can confirm indeed it works like that).

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

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Post by fragmede »

copperx wrote: post #69
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.

Do you like anything? Or have any enthusiasm for life? Is your whole bit just calling other people’s enthusiasm cringe?

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

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Post by dackdel »

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.

id pay to watch mkbhd(or similar) review the apc-2. and compare one made on apc-2 to someone like recordcut(or similar). that said. im glad companies like teenage are catering to the whimsy. because why not. im sure it will sell out. and they will stop producing it after they have scratched the itch of wanting to create a product like it. and hopefully after that we can get our hands on the un-redacted files.

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

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Post by FireBeyond »

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…

S1E1 of Succession, on the topic of a Patek Phillipe...

"And it's amazingly precise! One look at your wrist and you know exactly how rich you are!"

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

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Post by Stevvo »

dackdel wrote: post #87
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.

id pay to watch mkbhd(or similar) review the apc-2. and compare one made on apc-2 to someone like recordcut(or similar). that said. im glad companies like teenage are catering to the whimsy. because why not. im sure it will sell out. and they will stop producing it after they have scratched the itch of wanting to create a product like it. and hopefully after that we can get our hands on the un-redacted files.

Why would you pay for a review from a smartphone reviewer who likely has never listened to Vinyl?
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