Cut, not pressed
A diamond stylus carves your audio into a blank as it plays. There is no lacquer, no stamper, no 100-copy plant gate. That is why one copy is a real order.
Lathe-cut vinyl · United Kingdom
Cut, not pressed.
One to ninety-nine copies, cut in real time onto real vinyl. For DJs who need a dubplate tonight's set can wait for, and for bands who will not fake a 100-unit minimum.
From £15 a side. Indicative, ex shipping. Sister brand of Sonic Wax Pressing.
The cut
Each copy is a performance, not a stamp.
Built for short runs
Dubplates, merch, radio promos, gifts, first presses of an idea. If you need a hundred or more of the same record, the sister plant should press it.
Same family as Sonic Wax
Sonic Wax Pressing presses 100+ in Leicester with a four-week typical turnaround. We take the jobs they cannot start.
Formats
7, 10, and 12 inch. Picture discs if you must.
7"
from £15
Singles, radio edits, and merch that actually fits in a 7" bag.
about 4–5 minutes a side at 45
10"
from £18
The overlooked format. Enough groove for an EP without a 12" sleeve.
about 8–12 minutes a side
12"
from £25
Club sides, albums, and dubplates that can take a beating.
about 11–18 minutes a side
Picture / shaped
from Quoted
Picture discs and unusual shapes — we quote these on the order, not from a card.
depends on the cut
Process
Four steps. No plant queue.
01
Pick a format
Size, sides, speed, and how many. Stay under 100 or we send you to pressing.
02
Send the audio
WAV or AIFF, one file per side. We will not pretend an MP3 is a master, but we will tell you if it will cut.
03
Labels and sleeve
Centre labels and a paper sleeve as standard. Printed jackets come later in the builder.
04
We cut, you play
Each disc is cut in real time, packed, and shipped UK-first. Checkout is not live on this site yet.
Indicative prices
From a single dubplate to a short run.
These are public “from” prices for a single-sided cut of the same audio, invented to sit with current UK lathe-cut menus — not Sonic Wax pressing packages. Confirm before anyone is charged. VAT and shipping are extra. Quantity brings the unit cost down.
| Format | 1 copy | 2–10 | 11–30 | 31–99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7" single-sided | £15 | £13 | £11 | £10 |
| 10" single-sided | £18 | £16 | £14 | £12 |
| 12" single-sided | £25 | £22 | £19 | £17 |
| Picture / shaped | Quoted | Quoted | Quoted | Quoted |
Double-sided is typically about one and a half times a single side. Need 100 or more of the same record? That is pressing.
100 copies and up
If you want a stamp, go to the plant.
Lathe cutting does not replace pressing. Above ninety-nine copies of the same audio, unit cost and consistency belong on a press. Sonic Wax Pressing is the sister company: 7" and 12", colour vinyl, printed labels and sleeves, typical four-week turnaround, 100-unit minimum.
Hand off at 100.
Keep this site for dubplates and short runs. Open the pressing shop when the run is a release.
Go to Sonic Wax PressingSister brand
Same family. Different machine.
Vinyl Cutting UK is the short-run face of the Sonic Wax family. Pressing lives at the Leicester plant. Cutting is for everyone the plant turns away at ninety-nine copies.
We are not pretending a lathe cut is a pressed record. Groove geometry, loudness, and wear are different. What you get is a real disc with your music in it, made one at a time, without waiting for stampers.
Checkout is not open on vinylcuttinguk.com yet. Start an order to walk the spec. Audio and artwork go to draft object storage when Cloudflare R2 is configured — they are not an order.
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