How can I tell if my mix is out of phase? Mono samples panned near to the centre don’t have the same problem. Using Stereo widening Plugins is often disastrous, and may cause the inner tracks to sound dull. Most problems come from live recordings made from the desk, or from stereo samples where a plug-in DSP has removed a solo instrument or leaving the rhythm track. Well-recorded acoustic stuff is no problem at all. It’s not such a problem for lo-fi garage recordings, unless the feedback gets REALLY trebly and piercing, which will be removed during cutting anyway. Extremely “subby” dance mixes usually present the biggest problem but are OK if the bass & kick are in phase. Since phase is irrelevant to CD, this expensive extra is usually unavailable to todays engineers, leading to major headaches when trying to cut vinyl from digitally recorded or mixed masters.Įspecially critical is the bottom end – when this is out of phase, the recording can be near impossible to cut. In the “good old days” of expensive studios, most good consoles had a ‘phase correlation meter’ on the output.
When it’s “out of phase”, the stylus moves up and down, causing it to jump out of the groove given half a chance. When a recording is “in phase”, the stylus moves nicely from left to right. There’s nothing to be gained by squeezing a master though a digital maximiser such as a TC Electronics Finaliser set on ‘maximum’ to produce a constant digital level of O dB, unless you particularly like that sort of sound. It is important to include the silence you require between tracks in the actual tracks as we will not introduce silence or gaps between the tracks when we compile your master for cutting.Īll tracks should be level matched and EQ’d to your taste.
If supplying individual tracks, please ensure that they are named A1, A2 / B1, B2 etc so there is no confusion about which order and on what sides the tracks are to be located when cutting. Please ensure you supply a cue sheet (particularly if supplying masters as 2 continuous WAV files so the cutting engineer can know exactly where tracks begin and end Masters can be supplied as 2 continuous WAV files or individual tracks We can of course EQ, limit, compress, re-edit and if necessary we can cut a reference acetate / dub plate for your approval, at an extra cost. Unless specifically instructed otherwise, we will cut your master exactly as it is presented. Via online link (dropbox / WeTransfer / Hightail etc)Īccompanying the master must be a clearly legible cue sheet showing the Start and Finish times of each track, the Artist and Title, track names, Label and Catalogue Number (if used) and if you like, any inscriptions required on the vinyl runout grooves – limit 10 characters.Masters can be supplied as per the following: The absolute maximum length we will cut 33RPM is 7mins 30 seconds
If you are conversant with these limitations and are happy with a “lo-fi” sound, then we cut as per your requirements. If you are seeking the best playback response for your 7″ project, we advise strongly against cutting 7″ Records at 33 RPM as high end frequencies are limited and the overall sound is compromised .7″ Records over 5 minutes on 45rpm are not recommended (we will not cut programs longer than 5mins 30 sec).Unless a lo-fi sounding record is what you are after, we recommend you steer clear of this. 7″ records over 5 minutes on 33rpm are not recommended as the sound quality is sacrificed.The following table lists the typical dB levels available for the various formats of discs. The longer the sides, the quieter the music has to be cut, but we will always try to make your music as loud as possible. Vinyl Records have limitations on side lengths which vary according to the recording technique used. Ideally we prefer files supplied 24 bit 48K WAV or AIFF files. Please read the following carefully, and if you have any further questions, please email us make sure that all Audio files sent to us include all the information we require, this includes a cue sheet with track times, the file type, Bitrate, Sample rate… the more information you provide us with the less room for error. We at Zenith think it’s important that you know the differences, so you can prepare suitable masters for Vinyl cutting. Masters produced for CD are often incompatible with LP masters. It is important to be familiar with the limitations and specific requirements for masters supplied for cutting records.
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