vinyl mastering

Add Vinyl Optimised Version

£20.00

Add beautiful vinyl-optimised versions of your masters to get the best possible cut.

We have refined our pre-vinyl mastering since 2006 and are among the foremost experts in optimising masters for the best sounding vinyl. Having been the “in-house” vinyl mastering engineer for 3 of the largest pressing plants in the UK for many many years, we have made the sound of vinyl incredible for thousands of artists from household names your granny will have heard of through to independent singer-songwriters.

To get the BEST sound on vinyl it’s not ideal to use masters that are designed for digital use – there are a few subtle-but-important differences that vinyl records love. We know all the tricks to make your record sound vibrant, dynamic and everything you hoped it would be.

Vinyl pressing is an expensive business. Why take the chance of a cut that doesn’t sound as good as it could?

NOTE – this service is for getting vinyl-optimised mastering version done at the same time as your other STEREO MASTERING (I.e. fresh mastering from unmastered mixes). If you have existing digital masters you want optimising for vinyl, you need the CONVERTING EXISTING MASTERS FOR VINYL service instead.

You may also be interested in our DELUXE VINYL & DIGITAL RELEASE PACKAGES

“We’ve been working with Fat As Funk for over 10 years and Loz is my go-to guy for pre-vinyl mastering. His expertise is always on point, and he knows how to get any masters sounding great on vinyl. It’s always a smooth ride with clear communication and quick turnaround.” – Graham Worsfold, Key Production (a top vinyl pressing plant)

“We have used Loz and Fat As Funk mastering as our ‘In House’ mastering engineer for some years now and we have absolutely no intention of changing that any time soon.
Loz’s versatility and attention to detail when mastering across all genres and for all physical media and digital media outputs is second to none in the business. Fat As Funk is a genuine 5 star service.” – Adam M – Director: Cram Duplication & Vinyl (a top vinyl pressing plant)

“We have been using Loz/Fat As Funk Mastering through Breed Media for years and always receive a friendly, timely and quality service/results from him for vinyl mastering, as well as level checking and DDP conversions for CD work. We have trusted him with projects ranging from household name artists to customers putting out their first release and would gladly recommend his services whenever we can.” – Ben Ward, Breed Media (a top vinyl pressing plant

“Always a pleasure to work with Loz. Turns jobs around quickly for me when time is of the essence! And what he does is always amazing – Top job!” – Liz Brown, Key Production (a top vinyl pressing plant)

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Can you use the same masters for both digital use and vinyl pressing? Sometimes, yes. But it is a risk, and a false economy. Vinyl pressing is an expensive process already, so it’s a no-brainer to spend a fraction more to get the best possible sound.

Using your “normal” masters optimised for digital use means you will always have a nagging feeling that “perhaps it could have sounded better” – A real shame when you spend so much on a vinyl release that will last for generations. Or worse, they will be rejected by the pressing plant, or possibly even cause the needle to skip on playback. This is why cutting from a dedicated pre-vinyl optimised master is an important step.

Our special pre-vinyl optimised versions of your masters prevent all this pain. At just £20 per track when bought alongside your mastering, you can be confident your vinyl will sound absolutely amazing, leaving a legacy you can be proud of. Plus you know it will slap in the club!

We do all the usual things like ensure there’s no phase issues and perform specific EQ optimisation, but we have a couple of extra tricks up our sleeves which are exclusive to Fat As Funk and developed in-house over nearly 20 years. This is the reason we have been the “Go-to” person for Key Production, Cram Duplication and Breed Media for well over ten years, having made many thousands of tracks sound amazing for their clients.

We can do the same for your vinyl release too. Don’t leave the sound of your cut to chance and skimp on one of the most important parts of the vinyl release. Get our pre-vinyl optimised masters and be proud of your vinyl.

NOTES:

If you ONLY want pre-vinyl optimised masters, without “regular” masters that are optimised for digital use, order our Stereo Mastering service (& just tell us you only want vinyl when you upload, or send us an email). This “Add a vinyl Optimised Version” service to your “main” masters is cheaper as we will have already done half the work for your regular masters!

If you have existing masters you love the sound of and want to use for vinyl but which are already “slammed” (for a vinyl re-release of a CD for example) – don’t worry, we can perform a unique service of optimising existing masters for a vinyl cut using our proprietary techniques, honed over nearly 20 years. We keep the sound as close to the originals as possible, but the end result is a much punchier and dynamic cut. Check out: Converting Existing Masters for Vinyl for this unique service

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