Modern Vinyl Mastering

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.

Modern vinyl mastering.

Still a music criticism podcast. First i am not a scientist degreed engineer or accredited in any way. A pre master is created with minimal processing leaving the rest of the mastering to the cutting engineers who have the experience and knowledge to achieve a great sounding cut every time. In turn this has transformed the often ignored art of mastering for vinyl and vinyl cutting into a topic of popular discussion amongst artists and audiophiles alike.

Vinyl pre mastering is a key step in optimising your audio files to obtain the best possible cut. It s rare that a modern synth record will translate onto vinyl as well as this set of retro electroica from the analog obsessed boards of canada. We also discuss the decades long strategies used by cutting facilities and mastering engineers to ensure the best representation of modern music on vinyl. Mastering for vinyl in detail.

I am for all intents and purposes a fan of music and audio production techniques and i ve dabbled in recording mixing and masteri. Summary the modern vinyl podcast is now stereo confidential. First mini series is on copeland and starts jan. The sequencing difference is that delivery from mastering for digital is either individual wav files for download or a single ddpi file for cd replication whereas for vinyl the delivery is generally two wav files one for each side of the record.

Mastering the stereo tracks. You ll find yourself sitting up straight in the sweet. For vinyl the optimum source is 24 bit dynamic and limited either extremely lightly or not at all. With the resurgence of vinyl records as a popular way to listen to albums many artists have seen an opportunity for a new stream of revenue.

Part 2 is an exploration of the format s resurgence in the perspective of today s music creators and engineers. Every swishy filter sweep grinding bass tone and live drum beat is rendered with sculptural realism.