With the Phonocut, a stylus will cut every record, and since it's a consumer-level device, it won't be as accurate as industrial equipment. These masters are used as stamps to press waveforms onto thousands of blank vinyl pucks. With typical vinyl production, a stylus only cuts master discs. The records that it cuts aren't likely to rival those that were produced in a real factory, despite the company's vague claim of high quality results. The Phonocut simultaneously sounds like a product that is too good to be true yet also very niche. For comparison, this is longer than a 7-inch record, which contains five to seven minutes of music per side, but shorter than a 12-inch LP, which holds 22 minutes per side. The end product can have up to around fifteen minutes of music per side and can be played on any turntable. The machine will perform real-time EQ and mastering processing while carving grooves in the vinyl. Place the company's blank 10-inch disc (about $10 each) on the platter, connect and play a stereo audio source (such as a computer or phone) and hit the start button. The Phonocut sounds relatively simple to use. The device's diamond stylus cuts the waveforms from an external source into a blank 7- or 10-inch vinyl disc so you can create records of compilations or your own music. Phonocut hopes to change that with its home vinyl recorder, which launches on Kickstarter this week. But vinyl doesn't have the flexibility of those formats. Some fans enjoy the bigger packaging and artwork while others claim vinyl playback produces a 'warmer' tone compared to CDs and digital files.

As CD sales continue to fall, vinyl is becoming more and more popular of a music format.

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