Deep Grooves Mastering - Plastic Cutting Guide

[@vinylcity1599]

That looks sooo fun! I've always been obsessed with recording! I would love to do this for a living! I'm a super nerd when it comes to things like this! Love it!

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Someone once showed me all of this when I was a little kid, back in the mid-'80s. *Very* unique machining process!! Thanks so much for posting!

[@MarcoSartori]

Thank you so much. I have a T560 and this video was very helpful.

[@opcode66]

I've received enough comments regarding the level of the background music in this video to justify an effort to resolve this. I'm currently training a Spleeter AI to remove the background music via Python and Tensorflow. I'll post an update with a new video sometime soon.

[@taylorlandon2264]

@Patrick Enzo it worked and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy:D Thank you so much, you saved my ass !

[@patrickenzo369]

@Taylor Landon No problem =)

[@professorbacteriano]

Good job documenting the process. Big ups to you.

[@opcode66]

Thanks!

[@radionicpowers5938]

Man you give a higher level of importance, like this video alot !

[@opcode66]

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback. I'll have some new videos soon showing the PLS-20 lathe I've created. Check my channel soon!

[@ebeing2955]

I love how he dispenses advise as if we have a neumann lathe sitting in our mancave.

[@opcode66]

Actually I was just trying to sell some cutting styli. I sold two types: Neumann and Presto. Most of my clients operated a Mono cutterhead with a Presto lathe. Thanks for watching the video.

[@Thoughtflux]

​@@opcode66lovely video but can I buy a lathe for my personal use? How much do these cost? Are those cutting heads still manufactured?

[@thenorthamericanphonograph1039]

When cutting metallic soap cylinder records, (I make these, they are an aluminum sodium stearate with soft wax, such as montan wax,bees wax, ceresine wax, use to aid in the cutting action and moisture proof of the compound.) This kind of material was used to make record able blanks form 1889- about 1942) Some of the formulations substituted lead stearate in place of aluminum stearate, for early disc mastering. The proper cutting temperature is also 90-100 degrees F.

[@opcode66]

Neat. Thanks for commenting and sharing. You should leave a link to your work so people can see/hear. Yeah every material that one could use as a blank disc has its own particular set of requirements with respect to heat, angle, and technique. DMM into copper blanks requires passivation of the disc prior to cutting, and refrigeration prior to that while stored. Additionally, it requires a mhz carrier wave for material science reasons. Not all lathing is equal :-) cheers!

[@thenorthamericanphonograph1039]

@@opcode66 That is very true. Your lathe is among the best that is made, and a wonderful piece of gear, that is extremely precious ! My channel The North American Phonograph Company, has videos of making these metallic soaps and tests. I am wondering if a direct copper method could be worked out with an acoustical recording lathe, for disc records, recorded acoustically, however the fact copper does not shrink much would pose a problem to making cylinder record blanks. To make a master mold, around 1901, a gold vaporization method was employed. The master waxen metallic soap cylinder (also used for early discs too) was put in a vacuum with gold leaf on either side of it,the master cylinder put on a mandrel, with an iron disc at the top and it was between conical centers. A large horseshoe magnet spun around the outside of the chamber to cause the master to spin inside. An induction coil was attached to the gold ,and when energized wanted the molecules of gold to go from one foil to the other, in the form of a vapor. The gold coated the grooves of the cylinder making it electrically conductive, and then nickle or copper plating was performed on the wax master until about a 1/32 " of plating covered the cylinder master. The thin end was trimmed on a lathe until the separation between wax and copper were seen. The master was put in a cold room and shrank away from the copper in the metal sleeve. Later on a simpler method of coating the master with purified graphite applied with a silk bristle brush, made the wax also conductive to be plated with metal. (now stannous chloride and silver is sprayed on the lacquer so it can be nickle plated) The thin end, where the recording started, also had a test cut like you did at the start, to test the depth, which was made by adjusting an advance ball on the recording head. In making a playable metallic soap blank, you have to juggle, durability, surface noise and frequency response by how much of the ingredients are put into the compound, essentially a metallic soap before lacquers were used, and naturally for a cylinder record, which has to shrink in each step, so the material shrinks about 2% allowing the metal mold to be removed from the wax metallic soap master. The moulded method employed a master, mother, and molds. Although I have made over 2000lbs of blank cylinder records, each batch is a honing in on making a better quality product, I learn something new every time.

[@opcode66]

@@thenorthamericanphonograph1039 The copper is actually a plated layer for DMM discs. My VMS... I sacrificed a lot to buy her in 2009. I personally carted her from New York to Chicago to Los Angeles. I've worked on many parts and subsystems. I've modified and improved things. I've created computer control of all the cutting functions. I've rebuilt one of my cutterhead channels both drive and feedback. I've cloned unobtainable parts and made them available to other VMS operators. And, now I'm making a fully modern turnkey cutting system that will be available to purchase soon. I'm finishing editing a video about major improvements I've made to the custom BLDC Direct Drive Platter Motor I've created. Check it out please when its uploaded. Should be there later tonight. I'm close to having all the tough problems resolved with my own innovative solutions. Pitch motor, platter motor, platter and coupling and bearing, all the electronics needed to control it all and also process audio. The cutterheads both mono and stereo feedback. The suspension box with all the same features as a VMS suspension. Control from front panel, ios/android phone app over bluetooth, MIDI jacks for midi to lathe control, a midi app for windows/macos, and now a VST plugin Pitch/Depth Computer that is exactly like the VMS80 with max recording time. We definitely need new solutions to blank media. Keep cranking on that nut! Cheers!

[@thenorthamericanphonograph1039]

@@opcode66 I can't even imagine how much this lathe costs. What is your cutting amp? I collect old 1950's and 1960's stereo records, and some list the equipment, some used a 200 watt McIntosh amp, it was a rack-mounted one, that had an industrial grey front, and chrome McIntosh logo.

[@opcode66]

@@thenorthamericanphonograph1039 If you are referring to my VMS70, when I purchased it, I paid 30K in 2009. For me, that was everything I had and more at the time. It is worth more now clearly. Yes, I'm familiar with those McIntosh aps. I know a cutter who has a pair of them. I purchased a fully restored complete original VMS70 system with VG74b rack. So, it is all from Neumann.

[@automatedelectronics6062]

Very cool video. Thank you!

[@opcode66]

Thanks for watching!

[@Vodichka9]

Subscribed. Absolutely fascinating video, and certainly the best I've seen on the topic.

[@ruffride6617]

Hi Todd.. Nice one for the knowledge .. Is it possible to get the info on where to get the exact air pump / vacuum as used in this video? Thanks

[@opcode66]

It came with my Neuamann lathe. It is a modern quiet blower motor in a wooden enclosure with power inlet, air for vent, and port for the tube to connect to. Also has some insulation to reduce sound.

[@quantumleap359]

Great vid, plastic is much more troublesome to cut than lacquer, but you have made it look easy! Thanks for posting.

[@HaikuAutomation]

14:15, obvious warp in the plastic blank, does that 'collapse' when it is heated up to the proper temp of 90-100 degs? I don't see it collapsing at all, and thus not a very good flat pressing/cutting.

[@opcode66]

+Haiku Automation It warped because I let it get too hot. I was filming an instructional video. I could not control all the variables, direct the film crew, perform for the camera and do the cutting without letting at least a few details slide. I would never let the disc get that hot while cutting professionally. I monitor the surface temp while cutting and adjust the lamp distance from the disc to accommodate for temperature fluctuations. These discs do in fact go flat again once they cool down. If you want to make judgements, purchase a dub cut from me. This video is meant to instruct other cutters on the process. It is not meant to be dissected as you are doing. I can cut a flat plastic disc with no warping very easily when I don't have to direct, orchestrate and star in a video at the same time. Ok?

[@eliholmes5587]

this man just created the blank revolution...

[@dambuster6387]

I have worked in electronic assembly where I was required to a anti static strap with a wire attached to it and the other end of the wire connected to earth and all so given to wear a anti static strap attached to my shoes. You can all so by a meter to detect when static is present.

[@opcode66]

Dambuster these are both true statements. Unlike working with microchips or other silicon components where tiny amounts of static are the issue, cutting polycarbonate discs have a major static problem. And the source is the disc, not the the person. Unfortunately you cant attach a wire ground to the disc easily while cutting. And, that wouldn’t keep the plastic from being an issue. I have a wire ground for doing pcb work. Doesn’t really apply here. Buy some polycarb sheets, peep the protective cover off, observe every bit of dust in the area cling to the surface. Repeat while wearing a ground wire cuff, same things happens...

[@opcode66]

discharging yourself is only half the battle. static is actively formed in the cutting process. also in the removal of the plastic covering.

[@MilanCekic]

Thank you so much for sharing. An outstanding video! Respect.

[@maxp9120]

Nice Video and good info - Thanks! So that Makrolon your cutting has a clear coating of a softer plastic on it and you could cut down to the harder core if you go too deep? Am I understanding that right?

[@opcode66]

No. The material that comes off only looks clear. It is mostly clear with a little blcack added. When enoug material is together (ie in the disc itself) it starts to appear more and more opaque black. So, if i had a vat of this plastic molten it would look black. If I stuck a rod in the molten plastic and pulled it out, the strand of plastic stuck to th rod would appear more clear the thinner it was.

[@opcode66]

its the same thing all the way through. the material that comes off isn't clear. it has coloration to it. when thick enough it appear very dark.

[@HaikuAutomation]

19:45 how does talking (your voice) interfere with the audio diamond cutting process, as well as the noise of the vacuum make on the actual production. My take is as a noob to this that the noises around have made an impact on the quality production of the cutting. I understand the static issue as the main point, but what about the rest of the issues like ambient and localized noise to production?

[@opcode66]

+Haiku Automation Ok noob. The Neumann VMS70 Vinyl Mastering Lathe that I am using comes from the factory with a vacuum system. Every major album pressed from a major label for the last 70+ years was cut on a lathe with a vacuum system. That should answer your question. It was zero impact on the recording. When no audio is passing through the cutterhead, the springs in the transducers and the v spring on the torque tube have enough tension to negate the minor local vibrations caused by the air rushing through the opening of the vacuum tube. If you don't run a vacuum, the hair of material being cut away falls on the disc and interferes with cutting grooves. It gets under the cutting stylus and interrupts tracing and results in background noise. Running the vacuum to remove the cut away material is the solution that has been in use for longer than I've been alive. Static is not an issue that results in noise. It is only a neussance while cutting and can produce dropped chip. Dropped chip can cause noise as well as damage to the cutting stylus. Talking in the background, especially talking loudly by the cutterhead can translate into the recording. But, only noticeable in a lead in/lead out groove. While music is being recorded, no amount of talking near the lathe would make a difference. Of course, for the purposes of filming an instructional video I was talking. I never talk while cutting professionally.

[@opcode66]

vacuum has no effect. talking loudly enough can be picked up in the groove. I can actually play you records with this. either test cut or real pressed records with faint mumbling in the lead in if played back with very high gain. its a real phenomenon.

[@helmut666kohl]

Whats that transparent gauge on top of the cutting arm? Is it part of the pressure setting on this model?

[@opcode66]

It is a pressure gauge, yes. But for measuring the pressure of the Helium line. Pro Stereo cuttetheads can cut loudly because you run a trickle of Helium across the drive coils. Helium has a unique property with respect to thermodynamics. It can be used as a gas based heat sink. You flow a very small amount as measured by that gauge mounted to the carriage arm.

[@helmut666kohl]

@@opcode66 this business is even more crazy ty than I already thought it is!

[@opcode66]

@@helmut666kohl Feel free to continue to ask questions. Here or via email! Happy to help out.

[@mynamesjeffhardly]

Awesome video! a have such a new found respect for this craft now.

[@onairmastering]

Great work, a very nice intro to cutting. Thank you.

[@teela-audiophile7864]

Hi ! i want to burn disc, you can do

[@opcode66]

Not anymore. I make gear now.

[@Zakhvatkin]

Great tutorial! Thanks, Todd! Waiting more, especially, standard laquer cutting tips

[@darrylhaynes9208]

Can these be used in place of a laquer disk to make metal master disk? With apollo and transco out how is the supply of disks?

[@opcode66]

No, unfortunately, making a master from a plastic blank has not been a successful venture. Others have tried it. I'm looking into alternatives to lacquer which can coat a precision metal blank and serve the same function.

[@michaelhorgan9525]

His dog Bob has found a new home and is safe.

[@mardjodarktec8058]

Thanks for making it public and letting in online. This is the positive part of youtube not only offering people the possibility to spread (almost forgotten) knowledge and people like you releasing it. I am just wondering 1. what kind of plates you are using. Right at the beginning I saw a Makrolon plate, which is actually used for other purposes. 2. And where do you get hold of them (a round 12" empty Makrolon plate 😅 .. not a square one as it usually is...). 3. Moreover, pressed vinyl records to have the thickness of 1,2 to 1,5mm (depending on if one considers 120 to 150gr vinyl records). What kind of thickness does the Makrolon has? 4. How long will Makrolon dubplates last, longer, shorter or as long as vinyl records? Do you have any experience in that respect? Appreciation for any reply. 6. Are your doing / grinding the needles by yourself? 7. How do you do the locked grove right at the end of the cutting process? Thanks again!

[@opcode66]

You can feel free to email me too. Probably easier for such a response :-) To answer all your questions. I have a variety of plastic blanks. They are cut with a diamond. Lacquers on the hand are cut with a sapphire. Masters for vinyl record manufacture are always lacquer discs cut with sapphire which are very hard to come by now since Apollo Masters burned in a fire recently. Individua records (dubs) can be cut in either lacquer or plastic blanks. The plastic is best if PVC or Polycarbonate. Acrylic is not so good for audio. The best polycarbonate that can be sourced in black sheets is Markrolon G. But, only in the USA from my understanding. All else is typically clear. The main requirement is a mirror finish on both sides, and that the sheets come with a protective covering on both sides. The sheets can be purchased quite large, and shipped to a CNC shop local to you. They can cut the sheets on a large cnc or laser cutter to whatever size you want 7" 10" 12". There is a pattern which allows you to maximize the number of discs per sheet. The CAD is easy to make. The thickness depends on what you purchase. These sheets come in many sizes. Mine are typically around 1.4mm thick. A polycarbonate disc cut with a diamond stylus can give you up to 100,000 clear plays same as pressed vinyl. However, a polycarb plastic cut will have more background noise then pressed vinyl typically. Not too much to make it not listenable. But, present. With respect to production of cutting styli... I used to contract a company here in the USA to make them on my behalf. But, their quality control went downhill since before the pandemic. So, I no longer use them. I will start making my own hopefully in 2021. A locked groove is simple. On a Neumann lathe, they can be made either manually, or automatically at the industry standard diameter for locked grooves for the diameter you are cutting. So, there is a switch mechanism that the carriage arm passes over. Once the cutterhead has reached the standard locked groove diameter a switch is activated by the arm and the sprialing (pitch) motor is stopped. This typically happens at the end of a very wide spaced groove called the lead out that is obtained by pressing the FAST button on the pitch box of the lathe. Once the pitch motor stops, the carriage stops moving laterally across the disc. And, the cutting stylus begins tracing a circle instead of a spiral path. The circle will meet itself after one full revolution. The lathe has circuitry which will automatically pop up the cutterhead after 1.25 rotations. So, it makes sure the locked groove is a full circle and overlaps itself. The bit of noise you hear when a locked groove plays forever sounds like a pop with hiss. The pop is the spiral groove meeting the stationary circle groove. The hiss is the quarter turn of overlap that is industry standard on masters. In days long ago, there was a very odd locked groove arrangement for 78 records. Do some digging on the Internet to see what I mean and report back! Manual locked grooves are easy as pie. There is a lever mechanism on the carriage which releases the halfnut from the leadscrew which combined form the lateral traverse mechanism for the lathe body. When the halfnut is applied to the leadscrew, the carriage arm/suspension box/cutterhead travel laterally across the disc. When the nut is released, the travel stops regardless of whether the pitch motor is still running or not. So, to make a locked groove, you just set a lever to a position which releases the halfnut. After 1.25 revolutions timed by eye watching the disc or platter, you hit a button on the suspension box which pops up the cutterhead. There you have it.

[@victabeer3960]

How lucky are all the Neumann lathe owners.

[@opcode66]

Luck has nothing to do with it. Every VMS owner I know worked really hard to get the system they have. Like really really hard. Sacrificed a lot. And, work on their system constantly. So, if by all that you see luck, ok. But, to most, this is a passion, a craft, and a devotion. Just say'n.

[@NguyenDangThangVn]

Hi Todd, very nice video! Can I use "Abro WD-473 1 Step Wax-N-Dry" instead of Turtle wax? Tks!

[@opcode66]

anything that provides a slick even cover works.

[@robertsanders1657]

I went to the pet shop and I was told "Turtle Wax" is generally not available in Europe, since in Europe people usually don't wax their turtles. So what is the real name of that wax?

[@opcode66]

Turtle Wax is a brand name for a product that you use to put a wax finish on a washed car.

[@martindittrich3673]

you cutt at 219? or 290? degrees ...

[@kolarkaraudioresearch]

Really very nice lot of love from India

[@BB..........]

What is the purpose of cutting on plastic? I've never heard of this before.

[@opcode66]

One off plastic record. 100,000 clear plays. Cutting into lacquer (acetate) is maybe 100 clear plays then background noise builds to an unacceptable level.

[@BB..........]

@@opcode66 But most people aren't going to play a lacquer one time, let alone dozens of times. I guess for a one-off thing I could understand doing this.

[@opcode66]

@@BB.......... I think you misunderstand. Cutting plastic discs is equivalent to having a record pressing with only one copy made. Minimum order with most plants is 200 copies. So, you get the benefits of a pressed record (many clear plays) without paying for an entire pressing run, master lacquers, etc. And, yes, people definitely play lacquers more than once. Each time you play a lacquer it degrades in audio quality. Rather rapidly vs. a pressed record or a plastic cut.

[@BB..........]

@@opcode66 No, I didn't misunderstand. I was born in 1971 and grew up around Sheffield Lab direct-to-disc albums, just never seen something cut to plastic before..

[@daveobergoenner4828]

Beautifully done...thanks SO much for this! I had never considered how much more difficult removing the chip might be cutting plastic, and the danger of it balling-up (never done it). I'd love to know about your playback system. Looks like an SC35 stylus in some other sort of Shure cart. Just wondering what your thoughts are on vinyl playback in general. Is there a reference cart/stylus that you like? Then again, that might be another video altogether. :-) Thanks again!

[@opcode66]

Thanks for the kind words. I have three headshell/cart combos that I change out for playback. I do some playback on the lathe. But, mostly I do it on a Technics 1200. I have s Shure Audiophile M97xE, an Ortofon Blue Elliptical, and a Grato Gold for cats.

[@brettvandenbosch8772]

Are these used to make metal masters for the press?

[@opcode66]

No. Its a dub. A one off into plastic. So, the end result is the same as one pressed record. Please subscribe to my channel.

[@opcode66]

No. The antistatic version is, however!!!! Costs a bit more.

[@michalekxtreme]

Where i can buy blank disc?

[@jessicaembers924]

Ain't they got them at Radio Shack? LOL

[@vinylcity1599]

@@jessicaembers924 lol, hell, they ain't even got a "Radio shack" anymore! Sad times!

[@opcode66]

A few folks supply them. I have them made for my own use. They are cnc milled from sheets of Makrolon G.

[@TRCFL]

I always thought masters were metal for stamping purposes. How are plastic masters duplicated?

[@opcode66]

Masters are lacquer coated metal dics. The lacquer takes the cut with little background noise. They are then electroplatied and the negative metal stamper is used in a press to make positive vinyl copies. Dubs on the other hand are individually cut one off records. You can cut dogs in two styles of media. One would be a lacquer dub which is very similar to a master lacquer. The other style is a polycarbonate plastic blank. In order to cut into polycarbonate you have to use a diamond stylus. Which is what this video is demonstrating. When you cut lacquer discs, a sapphire stylus is employed.

[@opcode66]

They aren't. Its a dub. A one off record. Plastic dubs have 100k clear playbacks. Lacquer dubs wear out after 200. Lacquer Masters are 14" wide for a 12" release and are never played. Cheers!

[@juano402]

can you tell me the songs please?

[@opcode66]

KNO-001 From Dark to Light

[@juano402]

+Opcode66 tank you :)

[@opcode66]

+juano402 thaks for checking out ny work

[@gerryroberts662]

I'm using a Galvenize nail, but grinding the tip, every 12 cuts or so..

[@opcode66]

Gerry Roberts yes with background noise, limited lifespan and limited response both with respect to level and frequency.

[@weltfremd]

where to by the neumann vms?

[@opcode66]

Good luck finding one for sale. I bought mine 10 years ago.

[@HaikuAutomation]

13:15 You can clearly see a ton of garbage the rag put onto that newly exposed plastic. What impact does that garbage you put onto that plastic and the quality of the cutting?

[@opcode66]

+Haiku Automation There is a little bit of dust on the disc. Not from the rag. That is a Microfiber rag. It doesn't create bits of lint. Plastic discs attract dust like a magnet. While filming the video, the film crew and myself were moving around a lot kicking up dust. I didn't put anything on the plastic but a cutting lubricant. Since you are literally removing material from the blank disc when cutting, any small amount of dust on the surface has zero effect. It is removed along with the hair that is being cut away. Since the amount of background noise on a record has everything to do with how smooth the groove walls are beneath the surface of the disc, it stands to reason that no amount of dust on the surface could possibly affect the sound quality of the cutting process since it is not acting on the surface but rather beneath it.

[@opcode66]

its not garbage its the turtlewax streaking...

[@kennethdegruchy5503]

Is this actually embossing rather than cutting in this plastic material?

[@opcode66]

No, this is cutting. I'm actually removing material with a precision ground tip. The only difference between this stylus and a 320 Sapphire from Apollo is that the diamonds lack burnishing facets. You can't cut plastic with sapphire, thus diamonds. But, putting 4 micron burnishing (post cut polishing) facets into diamond is very expensive. So, a slight compromise is made when cutting plastic with diamond vs. lacquer with sapphire. Plastic gets 200k clear plays. Lacquer gets 200. Embossing is performed with a coned stylus, either tungsten or sapphire. My tools are faceted and pointed, not coned. Clear?

[@kennethdegruchy5503]

@@opcode66 Explanation much appreciated. Many years ago I experimented cutting plastic soundscriber disks on an old Presto K10 cutter and in that case I was using embossing styli. Your results speak for themselves (not unlike the old Audiodisc logo) Where do you get the plastic discs?

[@opcode66]

@@kennethdegruchy5503 I had them made. I bought sheets of makrolon and had them cnc machined to 7", 10" or 12".

[@Frank55]

Very interesting. It is almost magic!

[@youjuhwan9697]

Thanks :)

[@Not-Only-Reaper-Tutorials]

It's wabbling

[@opcode66]

You're wabbling :-)

[@MichaelBeeny]

Is it really necessary to have over loud crap music in videos today? What wrong with just a clear narration?

[@opcode66]

If that's the only complaint, I'll take it. :-) Yeah, sorry man. Not much I can do about it now. The original video project is long gone. I could, however, add subtitles if you think its really necessary.

[@PopeGraas]

Crap music? Oh my Lord...

[@fredbissnette3104]

Incredible

[@liquidalloy]

Awesome video. You know your s*** quite well haha

[@HaikuAutomation]

8:00 and change is much like the late 70s and 80s. Spoons, white stuff, and snorting. Sad, but things really haven't changed much other than the talc vs the real crap.

[@opcode66]

+Haiku Automation I have no idea what you are talking about. The talc is simply used to decrease friction in the tube.

[@darrylhaynes9208]

I was just looking at 8:27 thinking about the good old days. Love these instructional videos. Some things you can't get wrong. Have you seen the movie scarface? Good soundtrack.

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[@litoboy5]

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[@matthewv789]

Just when I think I've seen so many mastering/cutting videos I don't have much left to learn, he puts on the gloves, which nobody else has done. Also showing the different types of cutters, etc. Never saw that before either. Ok never saw any of this. And OH I see, cutting one-off lathe-cut records, not lacquer masters.

[@opcode66]

Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment. I will be creating more how to cut videos when I complete my consumer lathe very soon!

[@valeriomina3822]

It's a cool video but the focus of the camera is alway on something wrong XD

[@opcode66]

Elaborate. Give a specific example please. Also, would love to see your video... ;-)

[@valeriomina3822]

@@opcode66 do not misunderstand my comment =) your video is very interesting. I'm now approching and approchiating now on this particular science and I appreciate much your video lesson about setting up the cutting machine before the cut. But the focus of the camera, mostly on the first part of the video, it's unfocused. And i think it's a really important step of the process. my comment was in good faith =)

[@koncreteto2758]

i enjoyed this

[@dirtyths]

This is super interresting, but that background music, man, it's too loud and distracting.

[@opcode66]

The original video project and clips are long gone. I neither shot, nor edited this video. You can feel free to make your own video of similar quality and depth of information. Or, you could take my video and train an AI Engine to remove the offensive music, render a music free video with just me talking, and then send it to me so I can upload it here again. Otherwise, I'm sorry you have to suffer this apparently appalling inconvenience. Totally my bad. Totally. Dude...

[@dirtyths]

@@opcode66 Passive-agressive, huh?

[@opcode66]

@@dirtyths Why would you say that? Not at all. Just explaining the facts.

[@dirtyths]

@@opcode66 Sorry, then. Maybe because of that "offensive" bit when I was just saying it was distracting. But it's ok, I get your point. Great video notheless.

[@opcode66]

@@dirtyths Ok. I've downloaded the video from youtube since I don't even have an original file. I'll bring the music down. And, for all the parts where I'm talking and music is playing, I will re-record me talking and replace the original audio. So, be prepared for some out of sync mouth movements. I'm guessing like 6 hours of work overall to get something reasonable. Sound good???

[@PRSRECORDS]

Background music has to go. What "engineer" would allow it. It's like the wide screen laptop sales pitch that is shot in portrait mode! Bogus.

[@opcode66]

Please have a look at kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6HQnqSKja5kmsk a video with the music removed using AI via Python. Background: I hired someone to help me shoot this video. They setup cameras, lights, and mics. They also did the editing. I don't have the original Premiere file for this edited video, nor do I have the original source video. So, I can't fix this issue. Sorry. It was the best I could do at the time.

[@CRYSTALSHIPSS]

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[@johnrhodez6829]

I want to concentrate on the description, get rid of the beat.

[@opcode66]

I posted a version of this video with the background music removed via AI. Have a look at that one

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[@opcode66]

Ikaw ay :-)

[@bonzo2000]

couldn't enjoy the video because of the stupid unnecessary music blocking out your voice!!

[@opcode66]

I posted a version of the video with the background music removed via AI. Please have a look at that.

[@orbitalchiller]

Static is evil.

[@opcode66]

orbitalchiller absolutely. I now make an antistatic diamond.

[@michaelhorgan9525]

It’s with a heavy heart I must announce the passing of a close friend, brother and amazing human to all that knew him. Todd Mariana has transitioned to the other side. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. Let us not grieve in sorrow but celebrate the life and amazing times we all shared together. From one flame, an infinity of candles may be lit…❤️ RIP Todd Mariana/opcode66

[@manuelmosso2196]

where can I buy blank vinyl for cut ?