Can You 3d Print Vinyl Records

Is a 3d printed record or turntable accessible to makers.

Can you 3d print vinyl records. I chose to modulate the grooves vertically for the 3d printed records because the vertical axis is the most precise axis on the machine resolution of 16 microns. Vinyl is coming back. In order to explore the current limits of 3d printing technology i ve created a technique for converting digital audio files into 3d printable 33rpm records and printed a few functional prototypes that play on ordinary record players. We ll take care of the rest and deliver the record to your door so you can start spinning.

If you compare 3d printing to printing from a computer onto sheets of paper we are probably at the daisy wheel stage of evolution. The needle drops and a series of high repetitive whines come from the album. But the quality of the records produced is way better than i would have imagined and all it needs to equal and surpass conventional vinyl is a higher resolution printer. Vinylify makes personalized vinyl records on demand.

Stereo 2 channel vinyl records are cut both vertically and laterally this way it s possible for two isolated channels of audio to fit into one groove. Finally kurt cobain s voice. The actual grooves in a vinyl record could probably be printed but the variations in those grooves that make up the sound recording are only a couple of microns at most. Then a crackling sound and a muffled guitar riff.

Take a look at this projects and see for yourself. So you could potentially print a record that you could throw on a deck and have a needle follow the groove all the way through but there wouldn t be any music there. Affordable custom printed records ready in 8 weeks. Bundle includes 100 200 standard black vinyl record pressing full color or black white lp labels unprinted inner sleeves full color jacket w spine shrinkwrapping and us domestic ground shipping.

100 custom vinyl records for 1 390 get pricing. Create your own custom vinyl record.