Mastering For Vinyl Records

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Mastering for vinyl records. Specializing in the first step of the record making process. The way to achieve this is to master analog by same people who will cut your record. Denver co 80212 303 455 1908 prices below are for lacquer mastering both sides and shipping your lacquers to the us plater. All information on this page and elsewhere on the ggr website are intended to guide and assist you in the process of making a record and is extremely basic in nature.

The groove cut into a vinyl record is a physical representation of the sound waves we hear as music. Furthermore if you re an artist or band that masters your music knowing these specific points may mean the difference between having a great sounding vinyl and having a record that. Mastering for vinyl records. Vinyl has its own character and vinyl listeners expect it to sound analog.

But many vinyl cutters have been benefitting from the constant development and growing versatility of the plug in world. Knowing how to master for vinyl may mean the difference between being able to keep a client and losing a client to a mastering engineer or studio that masters for the vinyl cutting and reproduction process. In the simplest terms mastering is the process of taking the final mixes whether it s for a full length album or a single and adjusting levels eq and dynamic range to create the final master for the intended medium vinyl cd digital download streaming cassette etc. Vinyl mastering facilities rely on de essers that are built for this particular problem.

Only they know what can really fit on record. Jasper king via email sos contributor eric james replies. High frequencies by definition produce very fast transient cycles that are more difficult to cut than longer low frequency sound waves. This is the part where we make the sound compatible with vinyl.

What are the benefits of half speed mastering. In no way should any of such information be taken as a guarantee of playability of your record on all systems or an endorsement of the. Mastering for vinyl is the process of creating a separate master that can be cut into a vinyl record without added unwanted distortion. Lacquer cutting mastering tips for those new to the vinyl format.

Several known outboard de essers through the years include the maselec mds 2 and the orban 536 a. The best quality at the best price. It consists of a mono stereo image up to 150hz a tamed high end and if needed a track listing that is consistent with the frequency limitations of record cutting. This is a timely question mastering for vinyl has.

Obviously a vinyl record is a different thing from a cd or a wav file but does it require a separate dedicated master or are the two formats basically made from the same mastered file. Otherwise it s just like mastering for digital release.