Dmm Technology Vinyl

Maximized groove widths and optimal volume settings for your master.

Dmm technology vinyl. After introducing the new vinyl visual mastering system in 2010 a new era of further development opportunities and improvements of the dmm cutting process began. Sept 25 2018 dmm technology corp. Jun 22 2019 dpg series planetary gearbox released dpg gearbox ac servo motor page and specification manual updated link. Records manufactured with this technology are often marked by a dmm logo on the.

Why our dmm processing is the best around direct two way communication between the computer and the cutting lathe. 120 21320 gordon way richmond british columbia v6w1j8 canada tel. 1 604 370 4168 fax. Producing vinyl records using direct metal mastering dmm technology involves not only cutting the grooves into a copper plate which is described in detail on in the mastering section but also several other processes in order to produce the high quality stampers utilized in the pressing process.

The cutting lathe engraves and impresses the audio signal via blumlein stereo cutting in the copper plated mother disk instead of in the lacquer coating on an aluminium. Dmm vinyl mastering process. Direct metal mastering dmm is an analog audio disc mastering technique jointly developed by two german companies telefunken decca and georg neumann gmbh toward the end of the 20th century after having seen the same technology used by rca princeton labs for its selectavision videodiscs in the late 1970s. Simulation cuts that recognize potential problems before they are cut onto your record.

Since dmm was developed during the time period when vinyl was being overtaken by cassette tapes and ultimately compact discs as the dominant consumer music formats use and r d work was not extensively implemented in the technology. I ve generally found dmm records more engrossing then non dmm although of course it s mostly higher production value records that get dmm or got i don t think dmm is able to be done anymore jg. The principle of dmm technology the audio signal coming from the mastering workstation or from a tape is transcribed into a metal master plate through a dedicated dmm cutting head. Dec 8 2018 dmmdrv 2018 version fe473 released downloads link new 2d 3d servo drive and servo motor archive page link.

Most of the dmm lathes that were built have since been converted to cut lacquers instead of copper discs.