An inevitable start for an excellent sounding record is always the quality of the program material.
Below you will find the information about vinyl mastering, lacquer cutting, and recommended playback times for 12-inch or 7-inch records.
Please read the audio requirements and recommendations carefully to ensure high-fidelity record pressing.
Vinyl, like any other format, has its own limitations. To make sure your music sounds great on a record, please comply with general mastering for vinyl standards:
Loudness and frequency spectrum directly affect playback times on a vinyl record. Extended playback times may result in the loss of low-end, low volumes and poor quality. For the best quality results, please keep your record sides below 20 minutes.
Recommended playback time for a standard vinyl record:
Mastering is essential for the vinyl format in order to avoid distortion and mechanical playback issues and, generally, to make the record sound as good as possible.
If your music is not mastered or needs re-mastering, we highly recommend ordering professional mastering services with us.
If you are unsure about the mixing and mastering quality, we recommend ordering one copy reference cut on acetate. Reference cut is an excellent and inexpensive way to learn how your program material will translate to the vinyl format.
We can press from both lacquer and DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) master plates. If you have a specific preference, would that be lacquer or DMM, please let us know when placing your order.
Absolutely. We cannot press records with uncleared samples, unlicensed cover songs, or unlicensed master recordings.The permission is granted by Nordisk Copyright Bureau. Please clear the rights for your music and send us documentation.
Yes, you can send us lacquers & DMMs for pressing.
For an assured path to optimized quality, consider assigning both mastering and lacquer cutting tasks to the same engineer.
