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.
Mastering for vinyl rms.
For vinyl the optimum source is 24 bit dynamic and limited either extremely lightly or not at all.
We recommend a level of 10 to 12 db rms and.
When submitting your music for vinyl production it is very important that it has been mastered for the vinyl medium.
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.
The knowledge for the mastering of vinyl has become vital again.
And the great british recording studios which includes a foreword.
In my opinion creating a complete master for vinyl isn t necessary that is true but tailoring a completed master is that is if you want optimum sound quality.
According to the guardian sales of vinyl in 2016 reached an all time 25 year high with no signs of a decline.
Mastering for vinyl is the process of creating a separate master that can be cut into a vinyl record without added unwanted distortion.
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.