junplugged
Taking the slow road
I was reading and they were talking abou the old days and there was the process to cut a master. What's the deal? Were they actually cutting something, like a master stamper for the record grooves?
MadAudio
Damned if I do
Yes indeed. Imagine a disc that is completely smooth, ie., no grooves. The disc cutting machine had an arm similar to the tonearm on a turntable, except that the stylus was active. The audio signal was sent to this arm and would cut the grooves in the disc.
A long time ago you could even go into a department store and cut your own records with these kind of machines. I think the discs were usually acetate with an aluminum base.
A long time ago you could even go into a department store and cut your own records with these kind of machines. I think the discs were usually acetate with an aluminum base.
masteringhouse
www.masteringhouse.com
junplugged said:
Not the stamper, but a lacquer out of which the stamper is made.
Check out:
http://www.djresource.nl/Topics/story/23/Pressing_Vinyl/
junplugged
Taking the slow road
so then, when the mastering engineer was altering the EQ and compression, I guess the only storable results was on the disk? or was another tape created - I bet not since it would be one more generation step that's not needed. So that's why when tapes are re-mastered, if they don't have the notes from the mastering engineer, the remaster has a different sound.
MadAudio
Damned if I do
If you want to go even farther back in time, there was once no such thing as record duplication. We're talking 78's here. Artists would sit in hot cramped studios and perform the song over and over all day long. Each record was unique, because of the slight differences in each performance. Can you imagine if today's musicians had to do that?
masteringhouse
www.masteringhouse.com
MadAudio said:
Where did you put the autotune?
junplugged
Taking the slow road
what? Are you sure? That sounds insane.
MadAudio
Damned if I do
Insane but true. I saw it in a documentary.
mattamatta
New member
Wait..... I'm confused....
That's how I do my recordings now to get multiple cd's
What am I doing wrong?!?!?!
That's how I do my recordings now to get multiple cd's
What am I doing wrong?!?!?!
EdWonbass
pull the goalie
mattamatta said:Wait..... I'm confused....
That's how I do my recordings now to get multiple cd's
What am I doing wrong?!?!?!
No wonder you have been so tired.