Top ten reasons why lacquer is better than direct metal mastering
‘Tis the age-old vinyl conundrum, yet again, of whether to have a vinyl lacquer cut or DMM for vinyl mastering. It’s like choosing between a vintage convertible and a sleek electric car. Both have their merits, but only one will make your heart sing in that special, crackly way. Lacquer cutting vs. Direct Metal Mastering […]
Vinyl Mastering Guidelines & Tips to Get the Best Sound Quality
Vinyl mastering is serious business. You and your engineer have to be very meticulous to get it right. We want to do vinyl record pressing because it has exceptional sound quality but this is also the format that is the trickiest to manufacture. It’s prone to have slight imperfections like distortion and noise. That is […]
VINYL MASTERING: Everything you need to know to get it right
Before we start with specific steps and hacks for vinyl mastering, the #1 tip we can give you for a seamless vinyl mastering and manufacturing is this: HIRE A PROFESSIONAL MASTERING ENGINEER! And not just a regular mastering engineer, but a mastering engineer that has a lot of experience in vinyl mastering because mastering […]
Vinyl Mastering: What to do with audio capacity
Making a vinyl record can be overwhelming and intimidating for almost anyone especially the vinyl mastering process. Even the ones who are already in the music and audio industry can still commit mistakes. Before we start with specific steps and hacks, the #1 tip we can give you for a seamless vinyl mastering and custom […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Music Mastering
Mastering is a bit of a mystery to most people. For some the mystery only goes as far as how it’s done. For most it’s a question of ‘what is it? And what is it for?’ For the latter, here is a beginner’s guide. Loudness and polish The most familiar aspect of music mastering for […]
A Mastering Engineer’s Guide to Final Mixdown
Choose a reference. Find a major label track with the tonal balance you’re looking for – ideally something that hasn’t been totally decimated in mastering, since you’ll be comparing it to your unmastered tracks. If you followed my earlier advice on using a reference during the mixing process, you’ll want to use the same track here. […]
Interview with Mastering Engineer FRED KEVORKIAN
Our plant will only replicate your master no matter what it sounds like! It’s not the CD manufacturing company’s job to analyze the sound and give you feedback. Therefore, it is very important that you know the basics of mastering because it is your last chance to make your project sound right! This interview originally […]
5 things to avoid when you release custom vinyl records for the first time
Releasing a vinyl record album for the first time can be quite nerve-wracking. The idea of doing all the planning, recording, mastering, designing artwork, and marketing the thing like crazy can give you a light headache even you start your first phone call. And oh, let’s not forget the money you’ll have to spend for […]
How to press colored vinyl records (and have them shipped directly to your fans)
Colored vinyl records is the shiz and making them is a thousand times easier today. What’s up with the craze? Musicians and fans are crazy for the good ole custom vinyl record format. They have been releasing vinyl albums left and right, some in the fanciest colored vinyl records and printed inner sleeves. We can’t […]
How to Avoid Vinyl Pressing Disasters
Musicians all over the world have been using us for vinyl pressing and more than a couple of them have encountered a lot of challenges but this is expected as vinyl manufacturing isn’t really something many musicians do often. If you’re considering to have vinyl pressed with us, here are some tips from our CEO […]