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i've just sent 2 of my latest tracks to henry from dubstudio. they get mastered & cut on 10" acetate.
Never cut an acetate till now, always preferred vinyl dubs because of the lifetime, so i'm pretty exited about them.

If the sound like people say, they must be freaking amazing

epochalypso wrote:

ehbrums1 wrote:

epochalypso wrote:

Harosh wrote:stem mastering

waste of money

Why's that? iirc was hydraulics a stem master

yeah...

lol.

its just excessive I think. if the premaster is mixed properly you shouldnt need stem mastering tbh

I always thought 'stem mastering' was just another term for a mixdown anyway?

Harosh wrote:What did you order from both? I know eds vinyl don't do acetate but I'm wondering whether a 10 inch acetate from dub studio will be better than a dubplate from eds vinyl?

iv ordered 10" and 12" vinyl dubs from both. the ed's dubs are ok for a budget ting but ill definitely pay the extra £6 or whatever in the future. the dubstudio plates are a tad heavier and the mastering's slightly punchier. you get cardboard sleeve with the dubstudio dubs too

if you tick the urgent box at dubstudio how quickly do your dubs get booked in?
is there any disadvantage in not ticking the urgent box at dubstudio?

i've never had any urgent dubs situations so ive never ticked it but it takes ages before the booked in session comes round.

dididub wrote:if you tick the urgent box at dubstudio how quickly do your dubs get booked in?
is there any disadvantage in not ticking the urgent box at dubstudio?

i've never had any urgent dubs situations so ive never ticked it but it takes ages before the booked in session comes round.

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dididub wrote:if you tick the urgent box at dubstudio how quickly do your dubs get booked in?
is there any disadvantage in not ticking the urgent box at dubstudio?

i've never had any urgent dubs situations so ive never ticked it but it takes ages before the booked in session comes round.

you have to pay more right?

travis baker wrote:

dididub wrote:if you tick the urgent box at dubstudio how quickly do your dubs get booked in?
is there any disadvantage in not ticking the urgent box at dubstudio?

i've never had any urgent dubs situations so ive never ticked it but it takes ages before the booked in session comes round.

you have to pay more right?

probably tbh but idk. if it's a small price for a couple days turnover that'd be gd.

really just wondering if there's any downside and if it's worth it

You don't have to pay more if you tick 'urgent' at Dub Studio. As far as I know it's just a good-will thing from Henry.

If you've got a gig that weekend and you need the dubs ASAP, tick 'urgent'. If you're just cutting for the future then be considerate for other customers and the cutter, and don't tick 'urgent'.

Henry's never failed to get me dubs at very short notice, e.g a day or two before a slew of gigs. Just don't take the piss.

(I say "don't take the piss" - I feel like I'm kind of taking the piss...I paid for a load of dubs a month or two ago and still haven't sent the files in to be cut )

cheers for that

Taiken wrote:i've just sent 2 of my latest tracks to henry from dubstudio. they get mastered & cut on 10" acetate.
Never cut an acetate till now, always preferred vinyl dubs because of the lifetime, so i'm pretty exited about them.

If the sound like people say, they must be freaking amazing

In my opinion acetate has a lot more impact in the mid-high and high frequencies, proper in-your-face CLARITY unlike anything I've heard from a vinyl dub. But they very quickly develop their own acetate surface noise and the run-in grooves are always very crackly. They always go kkkkkkkkkrrrrrrrrrrrrrrshhhhhhhhhhhppppppppp.....*crackle*....*music* at the beginning

If I was a drum and bass DJ I'd probably cut 100% acetate because the highs are so clear and punchy. For dubstep though, I think the extra durability (for bare rewindz, get me) is worth a slight decrease in sound quality.

Acetate smell is the main reason I'd buy them over vinyl dubs to be honest. They smell crazy. It's a whole new dimension of music.

I still need to try your lathe, Taiken. Hope Switzerland is good. Safe

£10 Bag wrote:they very quickly develop their own acetate surface noise and the run-in grooves are always very crackly. They always go kkkkkkkkkrrrrrrrrrrrrrrshhhhhhhhhhhppppppppp.....*crackle*....*music* at the beginning

yea ive discovered it would probably pay to put a kick at the start of your tune if youre cutting to acetate lol.
cant hear hi hats under that shit

Big up dubstudio, top boys, had a real friendly and informative chat with Boris.

yh big up dubstudio just got a batch of the clearest sounding dubplates i've ever heard.

white label on or off?

personally i keep them off and save them to stick on secret weapon records

dididub wrote:yh big up dubstudio just got a batch of the clearest sounding dubplates i've ever heard.

white label on or off?

personally i keep them off and save them to stick on secret weapon records

Size? Acetate?

10" acetate

anyone here cut at music house? heard its the best from a lot of people only cut dubs at transition before was wondering wether to give them a try

do they have a website?

or an address? (if they're ldn based)

dididub wrote:do they have a website?

or an address? (if they're ldn based)

http://www.192.com/atoz/business/london ... 3b69d6/ml/

ah it's north ldn! cheers

will check em out

i know a few labels that use them

whoa cheaper than dubstudio? will hit them up asap. plus i can sit in so no shipping fee

sick