Teenage Engineering announces APC-2, a professional audio disc recording system for cutting vinyl records in real time, built in collaboration with SUPERSENSE.
# APC–2
Source: [https://teenage.engineering/products/apc-2](https://teenage.engineering/products/apc-2)
professional audio disc recording system
a professional record cutter built and designed for producing original playback discs with superior sound quality in real time\. available exclusively via our collaborative partners and masters of analog media, SUPERSENSE\. our shared vision is to enable access to anyone who wants their music or sound on a physical record\. so far, only a limited set of machines has been built\. email us to find out how to get this machine\.
motordirect drive precision polished tungsten shaft variable speed control wow and flutter < 0\.01% WRMS 1\.5 ppm accurate reference clock pitch motorvariable pitch control automation possible directly from DAW allows locked grooves and other specialty cuts cutting headstereo feedback cutting head automated lift mechanism vacuum systemintegrated vacuum hold down and swarf removal
heatingtemperature controlled heating amplifierintegrated power amplifier with feedback and riaa encoder monitoringriaa amplifier with headphone/line output custom tonearm networkremote control over ethernet or wifi powerone 230V/120V IEC connector for the entire system
colorblack materialpowder coated aluminium granite dimensions1300 x 600 x 400 mm 51 x 23\.6 x 15\.7 in weight140 kg 308 lbs product nameAPC–2
professional audio disc recording system
a professional record cutter built and designed for producingoriginal playback discs with superior sound quality in real time\. available exclusively via our collaborative partners and masters of analog media, SUPERSENSE\. our shared vision is to enable access to anyone who wants their music or sound on a physical record\. so far, only a limited set of machines has been built\. email us to find out how to get this machine\.
motordirect drive precision polished tungsten shaft variable speed control wow and flutter < 0\.01% WRMS 1\.5 ppm accurate reference clockpitch motorvariable pitch control automation possible directly from DAW allows locked grooves and other specialty cutscutting headstereo feedback cutting head automated lift mechanismvacuum systemintegrated vacuum hold down and swarf removalheatingtemperature controlled heatingamplifierintegrated power amplifier with feedback and riaa encoder
monitoringriaa amplifier with headphone/line output custom tonearmnetworkremote control over ethernet or wifipowerone 230V/120V IEC connectorfor the entire systemcolorblackmaterialpowder coated aluminium granitedimensions1300 x 600 x 400 mm 51 x 23\.6 x 15\.7 inweight140 kg 308 lbsproduct nameAPC–2
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