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CD to Vinyl Transfer?

kidinquisitivekidinquisitive 1,627 Posts
edited June 2006 in Strut Central
I am thinking about making a one-off copy of a rare record for DJing use. I'm sure other folks have done this. So far I found this company, which will press a 45 for $44: http://www.customrecords.com/1. Do they do a good job, and 2. Is there anyone who does it cheaper?

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  • dmacdmac 472 Posts
    $44 for a single record seems kinda steep.
    Not sure how great the quality difference is, but Record Tech will press up 5 test pressings for $50.00.
    http://www.recordtech.com/vinyl.htm#Test%20Pressings

    D.
  • kidinquisitivekidinquisitive 1,627 Posts
    Yeah but it looks like they charge a $100 fee on top of that for "small press runs".
  • dmacdmac 472 Posts
    Ah, my mistake. I hit the internal link to the Test Pressing section and didn't read the bit about plate making.
    Maybe $44 isn't a bad investment after all...?
  • piedpiperpiedpiper 1,279 Posts
    I can recommend http://www.carverycuts.com/ , a UK based company. They are not really cheap, but offer a good quality as far as I know (and listened...)

    This German company offers a good price, but I did not yet listen to one of their records. Maybe it??s worth a try...

    However, if you don??t know it yet here is a list of various companies offering individual vinyl production, but I do not yet know most of them.
  • kidinquisitivekidinquisitive 1,627 Posts
    Carverycuts looks cool. Thanks for the tip!
  • dmacdmac 472 Posts
    What's the raer you want to press up anyways?
  • dmacdmac 472 Posts
    By the by, thanks for that superclean 'Metropolis' disco/funk 45 I copped from you on eBay a while back.
  • pointmanpointman 1,042 Posts

    Okay I'm confused a bit here. I can't find any mention on their site about these one-offs being made from acetate. Are they making actual one-off vinyl records or are they making them from acetate?

    Anyone know the answer?

    If it's acetate make sure your aware how acetate loses sound after plays.
  • SupergoodSupergood 1,213 Posts
    The one common thing I've noticed mentioned on these websites is that you should never provide a master with bass signals in stereo. I might be interested in pressing up some vinyl, but my mixes contain stereo bass instruments. Nothing crazy, like wide-panning bass notes or shit like that, but they were definitely stereo signals.

    Would I need to mix 'em down again (with mono bass) for them to be vinyl-cuttable?

    SG
  • kidinquisitivekidinquisitive 1,627 Posts
    What's the raer you want to press up anyways?

    I'm not going to say but these three graemlins are appropriate:

  • piedpiperpiedpiper 1,279 Posts
    The one common thing I've noticed mentioned on these websites is that you should never provide a master with bass signals in stereo. I might be interested in pressing up some vinyl, but my mixes contain stereo bass instruments. Nothing crazy, like wide-panning bass notes or shit like that, but they were definitely stereo signals.

    Would I need to mix 'em down again (with mono bass) for them to be vinyl-cuttable?

    SG

    I??m not a professional in that, but...

    In general the answer is yes, the bass has to be mono. Reason is a distortion in phases, but I don??t know the complete scientific explanation here... (best online source I know: http://www.recordtech.com/prodsounds.htm)
    However, it also depends on the frequency of your "bass"sounds" and so you should ask the guys who will probably cut your vinyl, whether this or that is possible. Usually they offer this service.


    Regarding this acetate vs vinyl question: I think acetates (meaning classic dubplates) are not very common anymore. The companies mentioned in this thread usually cut their one off records directly in a PVC/ vinyl piece. They usually sound nearly as good as an industrial produced vinyl record and in some cases they are even louder.
    On the customrecords-site they do not explicitly mention it, but it should be the same as in the other places (no acetate anymore).

    By the way another UK based company offering the service needed with a lot of experience: http://www.vinylcarvers.com/. They are pricey...
  • dmacdmac 472 Posts
    What's the raer you want to press up anyways?

    I'm not going to say but these three graemlins are appropriate:


    So what's this gem worth?
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