Straight answers about physical music manufacturing

Press Your Beat is a vinyl, CD and cassette manufacturing service based in Spain that manages production at a trusted European pressing plant, supporting independent artists and record labels from quote to delivery. One person coordinates your entire project, in English or Spanish.

No — Press Your Beat is a production partner. Your records are manufactured at a trusted European pressing plant with cutting, pressing, printing and packaging in-house, while we manage your project, review your files for technical risks and stay accountable for the result from quote to delivery.

Working directly with a plant means preparing production-ready files, choosing every specification and managing approvals yourself. A production partner adds the layer plants aren't built to provide: your files reviewed for technical risks before production, every option explained with its cost implication, and one person coordinating and accountable for your project from quote to delivery.

Yes — natively. Every project runs in English or Spanish, whichever you prefer, from first email to delivery. (Sí — el proyecto entero puede llevarse en español.)

Vinyl starts at 100 copies. CD and cassette minimums depend on configuration — ask us and we'll confirm the options for your quantity, including what makes financial sense for your project size.

No. Format and a rough quantity are enough to start — we'll walk you through the rest, option by option, with prices attached.

No — it's information, not a contract. Take your time, compare, ask questions. Nothing starts until you confirm.

There's no single price, and anyone quoting one without asking questions is guessing. Cost depends on format and weight, quantity, colour and effects, packaging and printing, extras, and shipping destination. Your quote is itemised so you see exactly where money goes — and we'll flag where it's going into things your audience won't notice.

Uncompressed WAV files (24-bit recommended), ideally mastered with vinyl in mind and delivered as one file per side. We don't master your audio, but we review it for common vinyl risks — side length, levels, format issues — and flag anything that could affect the cut before production starts.

It depends on size and speed. As a rule of thumb, a 12" at 33 RPM sounds best under roughly 20 minutes per side; longer sides mean quieter cuts and reduced bass. If your tracklist runs over, we'll propose realistic options: resequencing, a double LP, or accepting the trade-off knowingly.

We don't provide mastering directly. If your audio needs professional mastering, we can put you in touch with a trusted mastering engineer. Once it is ready, we review the final files to make sure they meet the technical requirements for manufacturing.

Print-ready PDFs on the correct templates — which we supply for your exact configuration — with 3 mm bleed, images at 300 dpi, CMYK colour, and fonts outlined. Don't worry if that sounds technical: we review every file and tell you in plain language what needs fixing, before anything is printed.

Yes. We offer artwork design and adaptation services for vinyl, CD and cassette releases, from preparing an existing design for production to creating the artwork with you. We also review the final files to make sure they meet the printing and manufacturing requirements of your chosen format.

Vinyl typically takes around 8–10 weeks from file approval, depending on configuration, plant workload, approvals and seasonality. CDs and cassettes are usually faster. You'll always get an honest estimate for your specific project before anything starts.

Test pressings are part of the standard process for most configurations — you hear your actual record before the full run is manufactured, and production continues once you approve it. If something isn't right, we manage the correction with the plant. Your quote will confirm how test pressings apply to your specific project.

It depends on the stage. Before cutting and printing, most things can change; after, changes mean real costs. We'll always tell you exactly what a change means at your project's current stage before you decide.

Yes. Multi-format releases run as a single coordinated project — one contact, one timeline, consistent artwork across formats. It's one of the most common ways labels work with us.

Worldwide. Records are manufactured in Europe and shipping is coordinated to you or your distributor, with costs estimated in your quote and confirmed before dispatch.

A deposit confirms your production slot, and the balance is settled as agreed in your quote — the exact milestones are stated in writing before anything starts, so there are never surprises between quote and delivery.

Photograph everything and tell us immediately — transport claims have deadlines, and we manage the process with you. Proper packing exists precisely to make this rare; when it isn't enough, resolving it is our job, not your fight with a courier.

Yes — to you, to your distributor, or split between destinations, with quantities confirmed per address before dispatch. Tell us the setup in your quote request and we'll plan the logistics around your street date.