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Remaster a stereo master6/24/2023 ![]() Preparing a record for cutting on vinyl is different from ordinary mastering for digital mediums and platforms because of the physical limitations.įirst of all, it’s different in many ways because with vinyl we are talking about analog medium. Records for vinyl also require using compressors, EQ, stereo enhancers to make the stereo field wider or, more often, to narrow it down. In our Major Mixing studio, we use high-end analog gear, and also DAWs and digital plugins for mastering. People still love to be able to actually hold the music in their hands, and to listen to analog sound that creates special cozy atmosphere. Despite the all-digital world, the demand for vinyl records is still high. In our mixing and mastering studio besides mixing and mastering for streaming platforms and CDs, we do professional mastering for vinyl. Therefore reaching out to a professional mastering engineer becomes even more important in case of a vinyl record. While mastering for digital carriers can be of any sound quality and still play back the same as your digital master, your vinyl record may reproduce the sound different from the master if the rules have not been considered. Mastering for vinyl can not be done by an amateur. It’s the task for a professional mastering engineer ![]() Generally, mastering for vinyl is very similar to mastering for streaming platforms, but, as we said, the rules are a bit different.īy the way, if you are not an expert in mastering in general, and want to learn more, you may also check out our article How to master a song, you’ll find a lot of useful information in it.īut now keep reading this article to learn about mastering particularly for vinyl. Mastering for vinyl means creating a separate master record that can be transferred to vinyl and then provide the perfect playback free from mechanical problems, with high quality of the sound, and without additional distortion. Physical carriers are in a way similar to streaming platforms, because they also have their standards and restrictions regarding the sound. This means that music with certain characteristics can not be recorded and reproduced on those mediums without mistakes. Different physical carriers like vinyl, tape, or others have their restrictions for music. Mastering for vinyl prepares the track for transferring to a vinyl disc as a physical carrier.
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