Vol V No 2

I am told there is a phonograph record cutting lathe on the market that costs around $12,000.  This makes it feasible for independent record producers to cut phonograph masters directly to disc without a tape intermediary step.  You lose the ability to tweak the sound and add instruments, but records made direct-to-disc will have presence, sparkle, and immediacy that those made from tape will lack.  I was told the cutting lathe is marketed under the Gemini brand.