LOT OF BAD PRESSINGS, WHY?

peak · Post by **peak** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:33 pm

i have already ordered many many records, but i never received so many bad pressings, like this year!!! has someone the same problems!?

surface_tension · Post by **surface_tension** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:36 pm

peak wrote:i have already ordered many many records, but i never received so many bad pressings, like this year!!! has someone the same problems!?

which records?

peak · Post by **peak** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:43 pm

Surface_Tension wrote:
peak wrote:i have already ordered many many records, but i never received so many bad pressings, like this year!!! has someone the same problems!?
which records?

many many... el-b, bullion, afefe iku, zomby, prime numbers... many more!

cutslade · Post by **cutslade** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:14 pm

cant tell about record quality of this year in general. but i bought zomby - rumours and revelations and i have to say that, as much as i like the song, i hardly play it cause the record (or at least my copy) just sounds so bad. almost unlistenable. shame..

pidge · Post by **pidge** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:23 pm

Costs are higher therefore quality lacks a bit.

shredexx · Post by **shredexx** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:24 pm

master on Coki - road rage is horrendous... hate playing that song because i always have a completely different sounding tune in my head and when i put it on... its just flat out muddiness.

peak · Post by **peak** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:09 pm

Luke_Fat City wrote:peak, what was faulty about the prime numbers pressing?

the side with the move d remix on it has some noises in the first 30 sec and than from time to time again about 10 sec. long... and the noises are very loud... but the shape of the record is perfect... sounds like the master (matrix) was bad!?!? but the b side plays fine!

crowleyhead · Post by **crowleyhead** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:19 am

I haven't had too many issues. But Peak... Do you have issues with the "Serious" tune on the El-B sampler? That's my No. 1 complaint. I opened the bloody record, spun "The Club", had maybe one little 'skkks', no tears. "Serious" got raped though.

That's one of my first purchases from Dubplate.net too.

taal mala · Post by **taal mala** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:02 am

shredexx wrote:master on Coki - road rage is horrendous... hate playing that song because i always have a completely different sounding tune in my head and when i put it on... its just flat out muddiness.

what he said.

COURT · Post by **COURT** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:09 am

taal mala wrote:
shredexx wrote:master on Coki - road rage is horrendous... hate playing that song because i always have a completely different sounding tune in my head and when i put it on... its just flat out muddiness.
what he said.

coki's my favourite producer, but like you say. shocking master on this one.

T_macabre · Post by **T_macabre** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:48 am

could be down to Heathmans closing, i know they mastered a lot of stuff... and perhaps when they went people went elsewhere to rush sh*t out

the main engineer from Heathmans is back in the game tho, so maybe quality will raise a bit..

no doubt Transition are up to their eyeballs on stuff to master aswell, all you need to do is look at the amount of releases out on a weekly basis to know that the cutting houses are working overtime

peak · Post by **peak** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:48 am

CrowleyHead wrote:I haven't had too many issues. But Peak... Do you have issues with the "Serious" tune on the El-B sampler? That's my No. 1 complaint. I opened the bloody record, spun "The Club", had maybe one little 'skkks', no tears. "Serious" got raped though.

That's one of my first purchases from Dubplate.net too.

it was the roots of el-b i received 2 copys of that one and both had the same problem, side a and c loud noises in the first min. of the tracks!

Dead Rats · Post by **Dead Rats** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:51 am

My The Bug - Stompin sounds so pathetic that I don't even bother even getting it out of it's sleeve.

ngyoshi · Post by **ngyoshi** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:41 am

My The Bug - Stompin sounds so pathetic that I don't even bother even getting it out of it's sleeve.

init, its disappointing when i get a vinyl and its about as thick as a peace of paper, ant war dub, now thats a chunky vinyl

hopper · Post by **hopper** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:51 am

It is a real shame when you buy something but it sounds so bad you don't really want to play it. I've got that with road rage/666, it's the same with my untrue album - I hardly ever want to play that on vinyl. Tempered sounds pretty weak as well, but it doesn't stop me from playing it

tafuri · Post by **tafuri** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:05 am

Court wrote:
taal mala wrote:
shredexx wrote:master on Coki - road rage is horrendous... hate playing that song because i always have a completely different sounding tune in my head and when i put it on... its just flat out muddiness.
what he said.
coki's my favourite producer, but like you say. shocking master on this one.

Sort of the same problem with 'Debt' in my opinion.

mrbeatnick · Post by **mrbeatnick** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:22 pm

peak wrote:bullion

what was wrong about this? let me know please!

juliun_c90 · Post by **juliun_c90** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:23 pm

my copy of cape fear's got some annoyingly loud pops on it near the end. a lot less ragged than my old copy mind you.

noodles- are you out there?

the-voice-of-reason · Post by **the-voice-of-reason** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:53 pm

[quote="TNT"]

no doubt Transition are up to their eyeballs on stuff to master [/quote]
Transition are nothing special , their mastering and cuts are very average
and they dont put much time and effort into their work.
its funny to see them be adopted as the place to go for mastering by a scene which values sound quality and BASS.
There is a LOT cheaper and BETTER place to master in the uk right now
Precise , Heathmans , Metropolis , Masterpeice are head and shoulders above transition and cheaper.

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