laser cut wooden records by amanda ghassaei
soundbytes are converted into digital audio files by laser-cutting onto wooden records with a precision of 1200dpi.
‘laser cut records’ by amanda ghassaeiall images courtesy amanda ghassaei
a few months back, designboom covered designer amanda ghassaei’s 3D printed records – functional prototypes that would play on regular turntables. just like any vinyl record, she attempts to reproduce accurate soundbytes by converting digital audio files onto laser-cut records with a precision of 1200dpi. unlike hi-fi audio, the acoustics are rendered in a resolution of 4-5 bits (typical mp3 audio is 16 bit) and a sampling rate up to about 4.5kHz (mp3 is 44.1kHz).
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‘laser cut record’video courtesy amanda ghassaei
laser cutting process
laser engraving detail – test cut
prototyping cuts
laser cut programming
microscopic sine wave grooves
