Amanda Ghassael has produced the world’s first laser-cut record made of wood, made using a 3D printer and cut grooves up to ten times the width of standard vinyl. Ghassaei’s first output includes The Velvet Underground’s “Femme Fatale” and “Sunday Morning,” and Radiohead‘s “Idioteque,” which you can listen to below.
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At Instructables, Ghassael goes into detail about the process behind the record:
These records were cut on an Epilog 120 Watt Legend EXT to a theoretical precision of 1200dpi (the kerf of the cut and some tricks I used to avoid crashing the laser cutter dropped the actual precision down by ~1/6). The audio on the records has a bit depth between 4-5 (typical mp3 audio is 16 bit) and a sampling rate up to about 4.5kHz (mp3 is 44.1kHz).
Ghassaei has made the vector files available to available to download for 3D printer owners. (via The Vinyl Factory, Fact)
Radiohead – “Idioteque”
Radiohead – Idioteque – Laser Cut Wood Record from Amanda Ghassaei on Vimeo.
The Velvet Underground – “Sunday Morning”
Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning – Laser Cut Wood Record from Amanda Ghassaei on Vimeo.