Teenage Engineering is greatest recognized as of late for its digital music-making gear, however now it has an possibility for creating bodily copies of these tunes. The Swedish model has released a PO-80 Record Factory that, because the title implies, helps you to reduce vinyl data at house along with taking part in them again. The extra-cute orange and white design is a part of the draw, however the true attraction is the simplicity — you simply have to plug an audio machine into the three.5mm jack and begin recording.

You’re restricted to monophonic sound, and you will not be chopping greater than a single with a B-side. The included five-inch clean data (full with sleeves) enable for about 4 minutes of audio per facet at 33RPM, and three minutes at 45RPM. There’s an adapter for taking part in seven-inch data, and all energy comes over USB.

If the idea appears to be like a bit acquainted, it ought to. Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki initially explored the thought with a record-cutting machine he inbuilt tandem with the journal writer Gakken. Suzuki is a good friend of Teenage Engineering, and teamed up with the corporate to develop a brand new model with the “Pocket Operator mentality” and a revised design.

The Record Factory is on the market for $149. While that is not trivial, it isn’t lots to spend if you wish to produce tangible copies of your lo-fi music. Just be ready to look elsewhere when you intend to launch complete albums.