mp3 dubplates

eshscramble · Post by **eshscramble** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:21 am

it's saddening to hear one of the very few places that is keeping vinyl rolling is considering this. no dis, it just sucks that things are that way.

lilt · Post by **lilt** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:05 am

dude... the point is, if you care so much, buy their machines or get some of your own

if so many people are getting out of/downgrading their production of vinyl im sure there must be some presses/lathes going cheap

those who care should go buy them... those who dont shouldnt have to put up with the complaints and whinging

eshscramble · Post by **eshscramble** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:36 am

is that the point? next time i see some equipment for sale, i'll be sure to pick it up. good advice

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:20 am

I actually inquired about your pricing for my digi label and was surprised that you didn't offer this already. I can't justify paying for the vinyl mastering when I am only selling digi. Your price may still be too steep for me but if it is in range I would consider it for sure.

3rdeye · Post by **3rdeye** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:29 am

definitely would use this service if reasonably priced.. how would the service differ from standard CD mastering?

lilt · Post by **lilt** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:23 am

eshscramble wrote:is that the point? next time i see some equipment for sale, i'll be sure to pick it up. good advice

haha. sorry i just realised i sounded very snarky when i reread what i wrote

its just that people seem complain about so many vinyl labels shutting down etc. but they dont realise that the business' are shutting their doors for very sound economic reasons...

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:22 am

eshscramble wrote:it's saddening to hear one of the very few places that is keeping vinyl rolling is considering this. no dis, it just sucks that things are that way.

why is this sad that we could have the transition magic done for those who aren't rich enough (or close enough) or don't want to press dubplates?

if it means better sounding digi files, i am all for it!

not to mention if it means that transition can keep their doors open for doing dubplates and vinyl mastering by supplementing their income AND making more tunes sound good, this is pure win/win.

Tangka · Post by **Tangka** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:58 am

-balance- · Post by **-balance-** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:54 am

Yep thats a good idea, ill definately try it.

jtransition · Post by **jtransition** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:29 am

Slothrop wrote:As I understand it, we're talking about running stuff through the nice analogue signal chain to get some of the 'dub plate sound' on it, aren't we?
Rather than a full on 'spend ages tweaking EQs and limiters' type mastering service - wasn't the original discussion about the fact that mp3 mastering seems to be more expensive than dub plate cutting at Transition, because mp3 mastering is the full mastering experience whereas dub cutting isn't?
Or am I confused?

You are not confused you've got it

Macc wrote:
Jtransition wrote:Something that someone posted on this forum got me thinking so let’s see a show of hands.
May as well address this directly eh - most likely to have been that thread about my service (exactly this sort of thing). I didn’t mean to tread on your toes or anything like that man, I hope that's clear! Nothing but respect from over here
Just don't do it too cheap... I've been working so bloody hard trying to get things moving!

No it was from a heated Vinyl VS Cd thread, Competition is good because it keeps people on their toes and does not leave any room for arrogance

lilt wrote:dude... the point is, if you care so much, buy their machines or get some of your own
if so many people are getting out of/downgrading their production of vinyl im sure there must be some presses/lathes going cheap
those who care should go buy them... those who dont shouldnt have to put up with the complaints and whinging

We are not downgrading or selling equipment, just trying to be the best.

abZ wrote:I actually inquired about your pricing for my digi label and was surprised that you didn't offer this already. I can't justify paying for the vinyl mastering when I am only selling digi. Your price may still be too steep for me but if it is in range I would consider it for sure.

I think there has been a misunderstanding because we offer three basic services, Vinyl mastering, Cd Mastering (Which covers all digital storage mediums) and Dub plates. All of these services are priced accordingly.
A CD master is priced cheaper than a vinyl master.
What I am considering is a digital version of a dub plate.
Regards
Jason
What I am proposing is effectively the digital version of the dub plate.
Regards
Jason

rob_booth · Post by **rob_booth** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:58 am

I get sent a lot of mp3's for my show and some are of awful quality ..

WAV is requested so I can 'wavegain' the track and encode it to lame 3.97 V0

I personally think its a great idea, quality mastered mp3's. Be good for the US peeps on the dubstep board whose dubplates seem to cost quite a bit.

macc · Post by **macc** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:12 pm

Jtransition wrote: I think there has been a misunderstanding because we offer three basic services, Vinyl mastering, Cd Mastering (Which covers all digital storage mediums) and Dub plates. All of these services are priced accordingly.
A CD master is priced cheaper than a vinyl master.
What I am considering is a digital version of a dub plate.

Ahhh, I see.

So digital dubplates would mean 'through the chain at relatively neutral/flat settings'? Sorry to labour the point

What sort of price point would this be at do you think?

kwality · Post by **kwality** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:05 pm

If the price was right I'd be all over this. I actually think it would help a lot of people with their mixdowns too, as they'd have a solid idea of what has been done to their file. I'd probably rather a .wav though.

xal54x · Post by **xal54x** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:00 pm

kwality wrote:If the price was right I'd be all over this. I actually think it would help a lot of people with their mixdowns too, as they'd have a solid idea of what has been done to their file. I'd probably rather a .wav though.

Yeah, I thought it was just kinda online mastering service that was being offered, but if we just sent the wavs, run them through the set up and back as wav/320 that would be pretty sweet also, and cheaper I guess?

jtransition · Post by **jtransition** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:05 pm

Macc wrote:
Jtransition wrote: I think there has been a misunderstanding because we offer three basic services, Vinyl mastering, Cd Mastering (Which covers all digital storage mediums) and Dub plates. All of these services are priced accordingly.
A CD master is priced cheaper than a vinyl master.
What I am considering is a digital version of a dub plate.
Ahhh, I see.

So digital dubplates would mean 'through the chain at relatively neutral/flat settings'? Sorry to labour the point

What sort of price point would this be at do you think?

Dubplates are tweeked as needed the diference between a dub and a master is that it (Master)has to be the best it can be and as such generally takes longer to nail than a dubplate hence the diferent price.
I am not realy sure about a price for this new service yet i am just interested to see if there is a demand.
Jason

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:15 pm

I'd be happy to use transition if it were feasible to do so

slothrop · Post by **slothrop** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:02 pm

Jtransition wrote:Dubplates are tweeked as needed the diference between a dub and a master is that it (Master)has to be the best it can be and as such generally takes longer to nail than a dubplate hence the diferent price

So if you actually wanted to get it mastered, you'd still want to, er, get it mastered? Or what? *confused again*

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:44 pm

Slothrop wrote:
Jtransition wrote:Dubplates are tweeked as needed the diference between a dub and a master is that it (Master)has to be the best it can be and as such generally takes longer to nail than a dubplate hence the diferent price
So if you actually wanted to get it mastered, you'd still want to, er, get it mastered? Or what? *confused again*

LOL I don't think I get it either.

macc · Post by **macc** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:48 pm

I get it

Transition aren't going to offer exactly the same full CD/digital mastering service at a much lower price, it wouldn't make sense. It's a quick basic job, to put it crudely (hopefully not rudely).

lazytechnician · Post by **lazytechnician** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:03 pm

Well I would definately use this service.

DO IT NOW!!!!!!

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