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Mastering for vinyl rms.
Since the resurgence of vinyl in the mid 2000s vinyl sales have shown no signs of slowing down but with its return comes a new set of challenges for the aging medium new genres with increasingly complex production styles the major paradigm shift from analog to digital production and evolving audio mastering.
Howard massey is a producer engineer musician technical writer and consultant to the pro audio industry through his company on the right wavelength he is author of over a dozen books including behind the glass vols i and ii collections of interviews with the world s leading engineers and producers.
Today i m going to show you what they are and how we can use them.
For vinyl the optimum source is 24 bit dynamic and limited either extremely lightly or not at all.
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The optimal level for a vinyl cut depends on the rms or vu level and on the running time and speed 33 or 45 rpm whereas on a cd the only absolute technical restriction is the peak level.
It consists of a mono stereo image up to 150hz a tamed high end and if needed a track listing that is consistent with the frequency limitations of record cutting.
Since the resurgence of vinyl in the mid 2000s vinyl sales have shown no signs of slowing down but with its return comes a new set of challenges for the aging medium new genres with increasingly complex production styles the major paradigm shift from analog to digital production and evolving audio mastering standards just to name a few.
Mastering for vinyl is the process of creating a separate master that can be cut into a vinyl record without added unwanted distortion.
Due to the physical nature of the cutting and playback process there are a number of considerations and limitations that must be addressed in mastering.
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When mastering a track it is crucial to understand the difference between rms and peak levels.
We recommend a level of 10 to 12 db rms and.
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In this article we are going to explain these two basics of mastering.
When submitting your music for vinyl production it is very important that it has been mastered for the vinyl medium.
When mastering a track it s crucial to understand the difference between rms and peak levels.
First of all the quality sound of your vinyl depends on the mastering so please follow these rules as explained below.
