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Non-Music Shit / Re: humidifier bad for records?

« on: December 27, 2011, 07:52:19 PM »

you'll be fine. i had to do this and i had mine on all the time. no big deal at all. records were not affected one bit. crank it!

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Ghost Hospital LP -- OUT NOW!

« on: December 27, 2011, 07:49:18 PM »

got mine today!

really, really cool! leaps and bounds above the singles (which were also good

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when's tour?

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Music Shit / Re: 7" at 33

« on: August 22, 2011, 03:19:45 PM »

Quote from: SSR on August 22, 2011, 03:06:29 PM

Quote from: will on August 22, 2011, 01:18:15 PM
was going to press at United, but is it worth it to send to Prairie Cat and have him send the lacquers?

looks like i can save a few bucks

Last time I checked I thought it actually added a few bucks to send it to directly to the person to do the lacquers, but I would say, yes, do that for sure, even if it ends up costing a bit more as that way you can have direct contact with that person and if something goes wrong with the tests or final product it'll be easier to see who messed up and both sides won't be blaming each other.

Jeff is part right: The direct contact is important, especially if you are dealing with a difficult project like a comp or something that has issues with the recording. I always go direct to the mastering guy. And if fuck ups do happen, it might take some time to sort out the issue (mastering, plating, pressing, etc) but the people I use work with me. That said, I have worked with other masterers and pressing plants who toss blame back and forth. It is not easy, like Jeff states. Some masterers are very reluctant to accept blame and some pressing plants dont want to admit they fucked up because then they are on the hook for a new set of stampers/plates. The easiest time I had when dealing with a fucked test pressing was when the pressing plant handled everything. I just called them up and said YOU fucked up and they couldnt try to blame anyone else because they were handling everything.

Also if you are going to go into the mastering process with the mindset of saving "a few bucks" do NOT put out records. Going cheap in mastering/cutting lacquers will only get you a shitty sounding record and there are already too many shitty sounding records out there. Go cheap on the sleeve, get blank labels instead of printed labels, there are lots of ways to save a few bucks without fucking with sound.

If you work cheap, you deal with people who dont really give a fuck. They are just moving shit through. Not that my pressing plant listens to my records or think they are helping me with some cultural mission, but they act like professionals when there is a screw up (and there will always be screw ups with this vinyl stuff). People who lowball prices tend to also lowball you on service. I;ve written this a billion times, but with record making, you get what you pay for.
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definitely am not trying to save a few bucks if it sacrifices sound. i just picked up from this board that a lot of people like Prairie Cat and if he's the best ANd $30 cheaper, then why not?

shit, yeah. might have to do a 12" at 45

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Music Shit / Re: 7" at 33

« on: August 22, 2011, 01:18:15 PM »

was going to press at United, but is it worth it to send to Prairie Cat and have him send the lacquers?

looks like i can save a few bucks

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Music Shit / Re: 7" at 33

« on: August 21, 2011, 03:29:52 PM »

i've got this melvins/patton oswalt split 7" and the melvins side is about 4 min, i think, but oswalt's side is around 10 min, but it's a stand up comedy bit.

thanks for the advice, though. i appreciate it.

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Music Shit / Re: 7" at 33

« on: August 21, 2011, 10:26:32 AM »

thanks guys. i'm gonna trim it down to 45. got less than 4 and half min per side, so should be fine. and still can fit 4 songs on it at around 1:45-2:00 per track.

would rather have a louder, better sounding record than a muddy, waste-of-time record.

i have a 21 song DRI 7" that doesn't sound too bad. how did they pull that off?

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Music Shit / Re: 7" at 33

« on: August 20, 2011, 08:01:37 PM »

Quote from: SSR on August 20, 2011, 07:20:54 PM

Quote from: will on August 20, 2011, 06:50:21 PM
is it totally shitty to press a 7" at 33? I've heard people gripe about it, but i own a good deal of 7"s at 33 and sound ok to me. are these people purists? what's the deal?

It is not about RPMs as much as it is about time. Vinyl has an infinite amount of space, which is why you only can put so much time on one side of a record. The more time you put on a record the smaller the grooves are. There becomes a point where the grooves get so small that audio quality deteriorates. With 33 rpm (on 7" or 12") you are able to put more time on a record because the record spins slower. With a 7" you can go up to 3 minutes at 45 before quality drops off, though most people won't hear it til it hits 4:30+ min. At 33, you can go to about 4:30 before quality drops off, but you wont notice til about 6. One thing you will notice is that 33 rpm 7"s are generally quieter than 45s. You will also notice that 12"s at 45 are really loud (which is why dance/DJ 12"s are mastered at 45).

yes that makes sense. thanks. say you had 4 min and 28 sec of music per side. would it be better to do 33 or 45?

kind of new at this so sorry if i sound like a retard.

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Music Shit / 7" at 33

« on: August 20, 2011, 06:50:21 PM »

is it totally shitty to press a 7" at 33? I've heard people gripe about it, but i own a good deal of 7"s at 33 and sound ok to me. are these people purists? what's the deal?

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: Ghost Hospital/Blast and the Detergents 7" available

« on: September 09, 2010, 03:55:49 PM »

any stores in Pittsburgh getting this? really liked the last GH single...

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Music Shit / Re: reverb / echo on vocals.

« on: July 16, 2010, 05:51:30 PM »

francis harold reverb is awesome. bad brains. hospitals. i dunno, i havent heard a song where i was like "oh my god, the reverb is killing this song!"

i think it sounds cool to the untrained ear. just a matter of opinion.

go reverb

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Music Shit / Re: Japrocksampler

« on: July 16, 2010, 05:42:11 PM »

dont call japanese hardcore "japcore"

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Re: CLOCKCLEAN_ER NEVERMIND REISSUE AND REMASTER ON VINYL SOON

« on: May 20, 2010, 06:14:54 PM »

when does this come out?

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Non-Music Shit / Re: addicted to the internet

« on: April 25, 2010, 05:37:58 PM »

1. How many hours do you spend online per day?

anywhere from 1-8, depending on school, work, etc

2. Could you live without the internet? seriously, think about it

of course

3. What percentage of your media collection has actually been purchased legally?
(do you actually go to record stores and buy most of it, or do you have soulseek wide open 24 hours a day along with bit torrent downloading a million terabytes of content all day every day)

about half and half, and sometimes i will buy a record if i download it and like it

4. Are your eyes, back, and wrists all fucked up for being online all the time?

no, take breaks

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