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Oct 17, 04
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Record pressing knowledge
I figured alot of you would be interested in knowign more about how records are made, so here it is:
Step 1 - Vinyl Mastering From your prepared DAT, CD, MP3 or open-reel master, your audio signal is transferred through a console into a disc cutting lathe. The lathe cuts the audio signal of your tracks into a spiral groove on a lacquer-coated aluminum disc (lacquer master). One lacquer master is cut for each side of your record. A matrix number is scribed onto the lacquers (i.e., RCA-001) between the area between the label and lock groove. The matrix number is your master's identifier through the plating and pressing process. Step 2 - Plating Plant - Two Step Processing for Stampers The plating plant cleans the lacquer master, silvers, then plates it with nickel to make a part called a father. The father is used to make another part, called a mother from which a stamper is created. The lacquer father is the mirror image of the vinyl record final product. The resulting stamper is what will be fitted into a mold at the pressing plant to form your records. It is during process, that you should have your label art complete and sent to the pressing plant. Most engineers recommend two-step processing of stampers for every 1000 records to preserve quality of pressings and/or if one gets damaged or lost in the pressing process.  1. master is cleaned  2. placed in nickel bath  plating plant nickel bath row  3. stamper separation  4. resulting stamper (images above are courtesy of James G. Lee Plating Plant - Gardena, CA - circa 2000, prior to closing its doors) Step 3 - Pressing Plant - Test Pressings and Vinyl Record Replication Lastly, you would press the records at one of the many pressing plants available to you. The pressing plant first runs a "test run" of your record for pre-approval prior to pressing. This guarantees the quality of the record you will received from the plant. To avoid costly mistakes, carefully audition your test pressings BEFORE placing your final mass order for your records. In pressing the finished vinyl product, the pair of labels that will appear on the records are placed on both the top and bottom halves of the mold. The press is activated which forms the vinyl onto the chrome plated stamper. Excess vinyl is cut away, leaving the final vinyl product. The record is then placed in a weighted stack to assure an even cooling that prevents bending or warping. The finished product is sleeved and shipped back to you.  pressing plant  stamper is fitted in press  stamper vinyl biscuit & labels 
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Oct 18, 04
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Oct 18, 04
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As well as, T-bone, Vernon, Tripwire, Slow Djs, Ty.H.C., Dj Ali, John Tennant, Matty, Rasa Records, etc. thats not even dippin into all the white labels and hip hop producers...
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Oct 18, 04
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I've got one by Czech at home actually.
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Oct 18, 04
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^^Pacific aka Matty plays every week at lotus on tues. i believe. Psidream & mechwarrior have there weekly overload radio show www.psidream.com/overload
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Oct 18, 04
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it would be dope if there was a pressing plant here in Vancouver!
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Oct 23, 04
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Although it would be dope, I dont' think a pressing plant would do well here.
1) It has become acceptable for DJs to play CDs: very few people cut dubs. 2) There doesn't seem to be enough of a demand form the local record labels. Don't get me wrong, I'd love it if there was a cutting house here b/c I wouldn't have to send tunes to get cut in LA anymore.
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Oct 23, 04
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It will never happen, and if it does, it'll be crap. Majority of the vinyl you guys listen to and purchase has been made on machines that were made mid 1900's and weigh 100,000 lbs and they just can't seem to recreate these machines anymore. No one wants to sink the money into it anymore because they all feel there isn't enough money in vinyl.
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Oct 23, 04
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Well Influenza just scored a Vivid Breaks Set at sonar in early January. Be there. It's funny since we've been putting out records we've played 20 to 1 gigs out of town. ;)
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Oct 23, 04
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Oct 23, 04
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Well shiat, I'm looking to get a couple of single plates pressed, maybe 10 at most. Angst you say LA is the place to get vinyl pressed, I've been looking into a few UK places. So where's the best place. I'm not talking 1000, i'm talking like 2, 5, 10? Just starting to throw some music around, not looking for a big warehouse deal. Anyone? Where's everyone go for dubplates?
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Oct 24, 04
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It's really hard to find a cutting house who will do small runs (less than 300). If you only want a few, I suggest cutting several dubs. They won't last as long (30-40 plays), but they'll cetainly cost less then having to pay for stamps to get made. There are places in Europe and the US who will cut vinyl dubs, which supposedly last as long as normal vinyl. However, these cost alot more. Here are a couple of places that have excellent reputations and I highly recommend. Both places are more than happy to answer and questions you may have.
www.turnstylerecords.com (LA) - I use these guys 7" - US$40.00 10" - $30.00 12" - $40.00 12" Lites - $50.00 www.chopstickdubplate.com (NY) 7" - US$30 10" - $45 12" - $60 Last edited by angst; Oct 24, 04 at 03:16 AM.
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