Description
Fat As Funk is a specialist in optimising masters for pressing on to vinyl, ensuring a hassle-free cut and great sounding product.
Releasing a record on vinyl is an expensive process, so it is so important to have masters specially optimized for the vinyl medium. Mastering for vinyl is different to mastering for CD/digital media. There are several essential and often overlooked processes that need to be addressed at the mastering stage or you risk problems at the cutting stage, & consequently risk a batch of vinyl that could have a range of problems – sounding excessively harsh in tone, flat dynamics, even making some needles skip on playback!
These days DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) is a much more popular alternative for pressing to vinyl than the old days of the lacquer. It’s also quicker & a lot cheaper, saving you on around £200 on a vinyl run. We master our pre-vinyl masters to translate brilliantly to the DMM process.
Pre-vinyl masters from us are a worthy investment – you can get your records cut with confidence, knowing that the sound you approve will be easy for the cutting engineer to translate onto the vinyl medium accurately.
NOTE 1: Please note that this special rate is only for pre-vinyl versions of masters bought at the same time as regular masters for digital use. If you ONLY want pre-vinyl masters please book using the normal priced “Stereo Mastering” service & let us know you only want pre-vinyl.
NOTE 2: This discounted £10 rate is only for pre-vinyl masters done in the same session as your regular masters for digital use. If you need vinyl versions of existing masters you got elsewhere this is a different process and I will need to reverse engineer them to a degree to restore the transients – a very different and more complex process. If you need your existing masters adjusted for vinyl we can do this for £25 each. Use our custom payment option instead. Contact us if any confusion.
How long should I have on a side of vinyl?
The length per side of a vinyl record depends a lot on the volume you want your cut. Here are some suggestions:
7″ @ 33 rpm: Moderate volume: 6.5 minutes / Loud: 4 minutes / Extra loud: 2.5 minutes.
7″ @ 45 rpm: Moderate volume: 5 minutes / Loud: 3 min / Extra loud: 1.9 minutes.
10″ @ 33 rpm: Moderate volume: 13.5 minutes / Loud: 8 minutes / Extra loud: 5 minutes.
10″ @ 45 rpm: Moderate volume: 10 minutes / Loud: 6 minutes / Extra loud: 3.5 minutes.
12″ @ 33 rpm: Moderate volume: 19 minutes / Loud: 11.5 minutes / Extra loud: 7 minutes.
12″ @ 45 rpm: Moderate volume: 14 minutes / Loud: 8.5 minutes / Extra loud: 5 minutes.
These times are flexible to an extent, but give a good guideline to aim for.
