The Exchange 42 Bruges Pl LONDON, England Phone +44 (0)207 485 0530
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Kenney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 24 September 2002 04:30 To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: vinyl requirements 140 grams is standard. 130 is a little on the flimsy side. 180 gram is sturdy, heavy; real pleasing in the hand - but costs considerably more than 140. The gram weight per 12" will *NOT* effect the sound of the recording. The only thing that a lower gram weight will effect is the "aesthetic pleasure" of it not being a heavier, sturdier record. Lower gram weights can produce more defects in the record if the plant you press with does not take the care to make sure their recycled vinyl is completely up to tempurature and melted entirely. Little "bumps" of unmelted vinyl can get into the press when manufacturing the 12". Mastering... dont fuck with anything but a highly reputable mastering house. Simply put: I wouldn't have my tunes mastered at a mastering house that doesnt have a lathe, and I wouldnt trust my mastering with a "cutting house" that is more known for simply cutting reference dubs and not mastering as well. The Exchange is still the most affordable mastering house that can give you +6db levels on the mastered tune, grooves that aren't run together, all on a 45 rpm with fat bass grooves. These mastering/lathe engineers are the founders of tight quality DnB mastering. (city codes have changed in London but here's the old number off hand: 01 71 485 0530 JTS (UK, essex) isnt bad but imo not as good as the exchange. However RAM mastered with them for ages. There's also Metroplis - but they cost a bit more than Exchange or JTS. If your going to go with a US mastering house - I would recommend Richard Simpson in Hollywood. He's affordable and he can give you results your looking for reasonable prices. He has also mastered a good deal of the US DnB that has come out domestically. http://www.richardsimpsonmastering.com/ To be able to get the loudest mastered results (+6db) and cut on 45 rpm you need to keep the (time) length of your tune under 6 and a half minutes. MK2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.madbass.com on 9/23/02 8:23 PM, Kevin A. Cameron at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > vinyl grams? > > well of course you have to get your track sounding as good as possible, and > mastering can be/is a part of that... but thats the only requirement. > > to be dj friendly you need something like a 1>2 min intro, then a "drop" of > sorts where your track would take over from the other track... > > anything else?? > > -----Original Message----- > From: flip ze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:30 PM > To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List > Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: vinyl requirements > what about vinyl grams, masterings, etc.? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin A. Cameron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:31 AM > Subject: [dnb-prod] RE: vinyl requirements > > >> mono sub.. think thats the only requirement >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: flip ze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:31 PM >> To: Drum & Bass Arena Discussion List >> Subject: [dnb-prod] vinyl requirements >> do you know what are the requirements for doing a good quality DJ oriented >> vinyl? >> >> FLIP-Z - N.SEKT >> http://www.badmood.net >> --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Drum&Bass Arena Producers Discussion List http://www.breakbeat.co.uk You are currently subscribed to dnb-prod as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
