2 January 2009
> In 2008, 1.88 million vinyl albums were purchased, more than in any other year since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking LP sales in 1991. The previous record was in 2000, when 1.5 million LP albums were sold. More than two out of every three vinyl albums bought in 2008 were purchased at an independent music store, according to SoundScan. > > Vinyl record sales rose 14% between 2006 and 2007, from 858,000 to 990,000. In contrast, CD sales plummeted over ... more...
18 January 2008
Great article in the guardian. The key selectors have all switched to CD. The classic 7" vinyl market was primarily for US/European/Japanese collectors. The locals don't buy vinyl. Many tracks never got pressed to vinyl anyway. "The reduction in vinyl production in the West Indies has dramatically affected the way I access music," explains the legendary DJ - or selector - David Rodigan, host of the weekly Rodigan's Reggae show on London's Kiss 100 FM. "In a nutshell, vinyl has ... more...
9 December 2007
Matador and other labels include coupons in record packaging that can be used to download MP3 versions of the songs. Matador's Patrick Amory called the coupon program "hugely popular." Numark sold more than 100,000 turntables in 2004. Pressing plants are said to be ramping up. But its still very small boutique stuff, let's be fair. The fact is, that the infrastructure needed to cut masters and replicate copies is falling apart. There are NO replacement parts available for the lathes, ... more...
18 August 2006
Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (Society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights) http://www.gema.de/ This is the German [[Royalty Organization|RoyaltyOrganizations]], collecting performance royalties for radio,TV, bar, club and online performances. The GEMA makes no profit: all earnings minus administrative costs are payed to domestic and international authors whose works were performed. Monitoring of the German airwaves is excellent (for [[Performance Royalties]], and non-German authors can expect to actually see money sent via GEMA to their own organization (BMI ... more...
5 December 2004
Stereo information is written into the vinyl by laying in each channel on the banks of a V shaped groove. One channel is laid in with the phase reversed. Thus in-phase signals result in the needle moving horizontally, and out-of-phase signals result in vertical movement. Stereo signals are by definition not in phase with each other (not exactly identical). Devices like choruses, delays, vocoders or pitch shifters often create deliberately out of phase information to throw a large stereo image. ... more...
5 December 2004
Apparently you can save a buck or two if you do the 'processing' separate from the mastering/pressing people. More trouble though. more...
5 December 2004
[[TechnicalVinylInformation]] Most pressing plants also do mastering. See separate [[Mastering Houses]] section. This list is really old and no doubt many of these plants are history. here is the old flatfile, tab delim info: UK Mastering Exchange 42 Bruges Pl LONDON NW1 ph +44 (0)171 485 0530 fax 171 482 4588 ~ UK Mastering Townhouse 150 Goldhawk Rd LONDON W12 ph +44 (0)181 932 3200 ~ UK Mastering Mayking 250 York Rd LONDON SW11 ph +44 (0)171 924 1661 ~ ... more...
5 December 2004
CD ART PREPARATION / FILM OUTPUT TUTORIALS http://www.cdman.com/artwork/artwork.php3> templates for cd inserts/ cd faces http://cdman.com/templates/templates.php3> CDR Small runs of CDs are happening. This is useful for demos or selling direct to the peoples, but don't expect distributors to pick any up. more...
5 December 2004
vinyl [[Germany GEMA|Producing for Vinyl)) [[Choosing A Plant]]( vinyl ) [[Mastering Houses]] [[List of Pressing Plants]](mostly vinyl) CD, CDROM, CDI DVD etc. [[CD Manufacturing]] packaging [[Packaging]] Pressing plants and copyright issues In some european countries you may have to pay [[Mechanical Royalties]] via the pressing plant even though you yourself are the copyright holder. You pay the moeny to your own PMI (eg. [[GEMA]], [[STIM]] etc.), they hold the money for 6-12 months and then give it back to you ... more...
5 December 2004
Most pressing plants will do mastering too, but usually its best to go to a specialist. Also many of the pressing plants send it elsewhere to get mastered anyway. The demands of pumping up a sound system to 120dB + demands extreme accuracy in the low end. Its best to get someone who knows and understands this to translate your tracks onto vinyl. The Mastering Engineer eq's and compresses in order to get the hottest possible level and best sound. ... more...
5 December 2004
here is the old flatfile, tab delim info: UK Mastering Exchange 42 Bruges Pl LONDON NW1 ph +44 (0)171 485 0530 fax 171 482 4588 ~ UK Mastering Townhouse 150 Goldhawk Rd LONDON W12 ph +44 (0)181 932 3200 ~ UK Mastering, Pressing Porkys 55 Shaftsbury Av LONDON W1 ph +44 (0)171 494 3131 ~ Czech Republic Pressing Gramofonove Zavody Lodenice ~ Germany Pressing Subway records Reuter str .76 423227 Wuppertal Tel: + 49 202/786 67 64 ~ Germany Pressing ... more...
5 December 2004
c'mon crito, i know you have tons of these.... more...
5 December 2004
This is pretty old school at this point. Not every mastering facility does them, but most do. Using the same cutting lathe, he cuts a rough acetate, playable 50 or so times. Its a large hunk of metal with an acetate coating. This is a great learning experience, not to mention the insane intensity of dropping your exclusive dub plate for the drooling massive. Example price : $30 for 10" , $50 for 12". Personally, its over. CDR or laptop. more...
5 December 2004
Short run CDs in small quantities are often burned (one-offs), as opposed to the more reliable standard method of replicated CDs (injection-molded). IN higher quantities, there is minimal price difference. Replicated CDs look better too. Reliable plants are all ISO-9002 compilant. Technical information: http://www.cdman.com/tech/tech.php3> Normal (Red Book) CDs http://www.cdman.com/tech/audioinput.php3> ISRC ( International Standard Recording Code) http://www.ifpi.org/online/isrc_intro.html International Standard Recording Code. Some recorders allow the ISRC to be recorded for each audio track on a disc. The code is made up ... more...
5 December 2004
Most Pressing plants will do the mastering if necessary, but for quality, it is usual to Master at a lab that specializes in that. You will see many offers of package deals to do the whole thing. Sometimes these are very good, but often it is just convenient, not cheaper. Shop around. You will be required to place a deposit, but you can structure it so that you pay the plant after you get money back from the distributor. All ... more...
