If you’re releasing on Vinyl and Digital OR Digital-Only, we’ve got you covered. Get the ultimate record release gravitas on all formats with MORE than just mastering, at an incredible price! For the best professional-sounding results, masters need to be finished differently for Vinyl, Streaming and Download+CD, as these formats all have different technical requirements. […]
Category: pre-vinyl mastering
17 Years Of Fat As Funk Mixing & Mastering!
They say time flies when you’re having fun. Never truer than when spending the last 17 years working on amazing music. I don’t really talk about myself much at all (ever really), but 17 years is quite a while to be doing a job, so this post is a little bit about my journey so […]
Can You Use Digital Masters To Cut Vinyl Records? – Or Do You Need Separate Vinyl Masters?
Releasing a vinyl record is an expensive business. It’s tempting to cut corners where possible to save money, and inevitably the question gets asked… “Vinyl mastering – is a separate master really necessary? Or can I use digital masters for vinyl music?
Short answer = You need a separate vinyl master for the best results.
Often masters created for digital use (Streaming/download/CD) are accepted by the pressing plant, so technically it’s OK to press on vinyl, but the end result is disappointing sound quality.
Using masters optimized for digital use to press vinyl will usually result in a slightly flatter sound, less dynamic range, various levels of distortion, skipping needles when playing back, and less overall “life” on vinyl – a crying shame after spending so much money on getting the records pressed!
It’s definitely worthwhile getting proper pre-vinyl masters made.
How to prepare a track for mastering: tips from a mastering engineer
One of the most common questions we are asked is “how do I prepare a song for mastering”. It’s an important stage to get right, as the quality of audio going into the mastering chain makes a big difference to the final result of the master. When you’re looking for the best song mastering services, […]
