Mr funk of rubber will be correct.
What does masterdisk mean on vinyl.
Scott hull a recording engineer who owns masterdisk one of the world s premier mastering facilities compares producing a vinyl record to making wine.
Audio mastering for cd dvd vinyl company in new york city.
In 1982 doug levine bought masterdisk.
And our expert cutting engineers are unparalleled in their technical knowledge and hands on experience.
Making a vinyl record is a rather complex manual and chemical process.
We ve been cutting vinyl since we opened in 1973.
If you see their stamp in a record you can rest assured that provided with good source material that record was made by engineers and gear capable of making the best of it.
Vinyl lp bright light pencil.
They probably both date from 1967.
The number to the side is the matrix number.
Direct metal mastering dmm is an analog audio disc mastering technique jointly developed by two german companies telefunken decca and georg neumann gmbh toward the end of the 20th century after having seen the same technology used by rca princeton labs for its selectavision videodiscs in the late 1970s.
Discogs does indeed have 2 entries for a black label usa edition of that single first and last in the list.
Each pressing of the grape and each.
Though these numbers were originally intended for internal use by a record.
Masterdisk have been going for ages since the mid 70 s i think.
A matrix or stamper number is a code etched inside the end groove area found on each side of a vinyl lp.
Let s look at some of the steps and terminology to make things easier.
Consisting of numbers and or letters the code may indicate recording dates specific takes and even the system of recording.
There will probably be a name or initials beside it as well.
We use a special formula for cutting that dries but does not harden for several months.
But scott hull a mastering engineer with more than thirty years of experience that has owned masterdisk since 2008 wants to debunk these supposed restrictions.
There s been so much written about the limitations of vinyl that i think people get the misconception that vinyl is somehow fragile and not a robust format hull says.
Previously known as mercury records mastering the unit was renamed in 1973.
They probably both date from 1967.
Mastering houses put their place on the record in the hope that someone will see it go there to master their record as well.
Masterdisk is one of the best mastering facilities in the world dare i say my favorite.
Multiple matrix numbers can mean they were pressed at different factories rather than one dating significantly later from the other.
Lacquer as in the stuff that you varnish a bowling alley with dries but does not cure as hard as urethane.
