PhonoLab Heavy Industries' MIDI M-8 Automation system for the VinylRecorder T560 is now available.
Unchain yourself from your Vinyl Recorder and experience stress free lathe cutting.
Features:
- 5" touchscreen for variable input
- Automatic Head Up & Down
- Automatic motor speed & LPI calculations based on side lengths
- Silent motor noise even at high speeds
- Automatic Stylus Heat On/Off
- Automate up to 3 external devices via IEC connectors & SP10 Start/Stop
- Daisy chain up to 9 units via MIDI to control 9 VR lathes from one computer
- Cutting Head Auto-Return
- Adjustable Spiral & Cutting Area distances
- Adjustable Lead In, wind on, lead out speed (LPI)
- Programmable Start Positions
- One click inverted cuts
- Lock groove cuts
- 4 Preset Save Banks
- Stylus Hours counter - shows current and previous hours
Included:
- 5" TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Module
- 19" 1U Rack Control
- Lathe Control Breakout Box
- 25P DSUB cable
- 9P DSUB cable
- 4 pin DIN stylus heat cable
- Motor, stand, magnetic coupling and cable
- Cutting Head Up/Down Control & cable
- Limit Switch
Required but not included:
- IEC cable
- MIDI cables
- Audio Interface with MIDI output and input
- Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) with MIDI functionality
- VR T560 main unit for stylus heat (or an external variable power supply)
Updates in development:
- Vari-Pitch
- Presto adaptation
Check out our PhonoLab MIDI M-8 Automation playlist on YouTube for details on how to set up your lathe and start cutting.
User Guide & Manual available below:
PhonoLab MIDI M-8 Automation Manual for T560 Users