Interest in vinyl records has seen a tremendous increase in recent years. More and more artists decide to launch their releases in this format for their sound quality and fidelity and although this are great news, there are some factors to consider that are not applicable to any other format.
The mastering for this format requires very specific audio standards to avoid possible problems that might occur when transferring to the vinyl format because the limitations of the vinyl itself cause certain physical factors to be controlled.
The mixdown must be balanced and avoiding excessive treble (loud ‘S’ sounds) as these can damage the cutting equipment so very high frequencies should not be too strong in the mix.
It is very important to note that the mastering process for vinyl is a work of adaptation of the original tracks for this format and optimizing it to the maximum.
We place a lot of emphasis on this since the final mix that is sent to carry out the mastering process must have a minimum of quality so that the mastering engineer can work on it. A track badly mixed, very compressed, limited, out of phase, etc … We always recommend to correct these during the mixing process since the final result will be much better but if this is not possible for you, we also offer our post-production and mixing services for those specific cases in which your tracks need extra work.