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Accessible HF Limiting for Vinyl Mastering

Accessible HF Limiting for Vinyl Mastering

We wanted to put together some tips on HF limiting for anyone learning to master for vinyl. The industry standard hardware for this is the Maselec MDS-2, but costing several...

Accessible HF Limiting for Vinyl Mastering

We wanted to put together some tips on HF limiting for anyone learning to master for vinyl. The industry standard hardware for this is the Maselec MDS-2, but costing several...

Custom Actions for Cutting in Reaper

Custom Actions for Cutting in Reaper

We use Reaper for mastering at our studio, Pressure Mastering. The ability to create scripts and custom actions saves us huge amounts of time, and we often get questions about...

Custom Actions for Cutting in Reaper

We use Reaper for mastering at our studio, Pressure Mastering. The ability to create scripts and custom actions saves us huge amounts of time, and we often get questions about...

Mastering For Vinyl Checklist

Mastering For Vinyl Checklist

We thought it might be useful to put together a quick and simple, straightforward mastering checklist for anyone lathe cutting without much prior mastering experience. Not all of these steps...

Mastering For Vinyl Checklist

We thought it might be useful to put together a quick and simple, straightforward mastering checklist for anyone lathe cutting without much prior mastering experience. Not all of these steps...

Diamond Noise Examples

Diamond Noise Examples

At least a few times per week we get asked to diagnose diamond noise, so we thought we'd go through some diamond styli that have been sent in for resharpening...

Diamond Noise Examples

At least a few times per week we get asked to diagnose diamond noise, so we thought we'd go through some diamond styli that have been sent in for resharpening...

Lathe Calibration 101

Lathe Calibration 101

With so many new people getting into lathe cutting, we wanted to create a quick, concise guide to three essential parts of lathe calibration, no matter what lathe you are...

Lathe Calibration 101

With so many new people getting into lathe cutting, we wanted to create a quick, concise guide to three essential parts of lathe calibration, no matter what lathe you are...

Setting Groove Depth With Scales

Setting Groove Depth With Scales

Setting groove depth is one of the main goals when calibrating a lathe. For plastic cuts, we’re generally aiming for around 50–70 microns (0.05–0.07 mm). There's a few ways people...

Setting Groove Depth With Scales

Setting groove depth is one of the main goals when calibrating a lathe. For plastic cuts, we’re generally aiming for around 50–70 microns (0.05–0.07 mm). There's a few ways people...