mono-ing the bass (vinyl related thing) (1 Viewer)

[kthozoid]

ok, i might need to get something ready for a vinyl release sometime soon. the thing is, the stuff is really heavy drone-sludge like stuff with lots of low end on it. but some of this low end is hard-panned in places with differing low-end info on either channel.

so, i believe this situation can cause problems for vinyl cutting, such as making the stylus jump. the tracks in question are quite long too - 12mins, 8mins and 18mins.

does anyone know if this kind of thing is taken care of the pressing plant or should i try and nail the problem before it goes out to them?

to be honest a vinyl release hadn't really crossed my mind when we were putting this together.

 

[Space]

IF you don't get answered here, I reckon you'd be well worth asking this on www.foreverdoomed.com Lots of experience putting out sludge/drone stuff on there.

 

[lemonbravo]

ok, i might need to get something ready for a vinyl release sometime soon. the thing is, the stuff is really heavy drone-sludge like stuff with lots of low end on it. but some of this low end is hard-panned in places with differing low-end info on either channel.

so, i believe this situation can cause problems for vinyl cutting, such as making the stylus jump. the tracks in question are quite long too - 12mins, 8mins and 18mins.

does anyone know if this kind of thing is taken care of the pressing plant or should i try and nail the problem before it goes out to them?

to be honest a vinyl release hadn't really crossed my mind when we were putting this together.

pretty much anything can be cut, but if you've hard panned bass and you want to keep it that way, it'll probably have to be cut a low level.

The pressing plant might mono the bass to avoid plackback problems, so that'll change the intentions of your mix.
There's a number of variables that'll contribute to getting the best cut from your mix, some potential problems can be tackled at the mastering/cutting stage, but you might not like the results.
If you think you've got a lot of potential problems, a good idea would be to use a good vinyl mastering engineer and get a master lacquer done, rather than getting it pressed directly by a plant.

Some tips:
http://totalsonic.net/vinyl.htm
http://www.recordtech.com/prodsounds.htm