do you place effects over your master channel? think carefully

[dirty_bass]

Steve....is it ok for the engineer to recieve an already professionally mastered mix (an unnatended cut for instance)?? or do the problems of not giving headroom still apply?

Well, basically, it all depends on who and where you are cutting.

A professionally mastered mix is great for digital media, but for vinyl I would (and do) supply work mixed but unmastered.
Otherwise the track is mastered twice.
If your music is going to a good engineer, with good reputation for you type of music, then I would attend with an unmastered track.
If it was still the good engineer but you ca`nt attend, I would still go with unmastered, and trust their rep.
If it`s a el cheapo press and master, then you would be better of supplying a well mastered track (ask your mastering engineer to master with vinyl in mind).
As el cheapo press and master will just run your tune through basic vinyl prep and nothing else.

One day soon, vinyl will just be unfinancially viable, and then none of us will have to worry about the hideous sonic restrictions of that medium.

[RDR]

One day soon, vinyl will just be unfinancially viable, and then none of us will have to worry about the hideous sonic restrictions of that medium.

A sad day, maybe not coming as soon as we think but sooner than i'd hoped despite throwing the proverbial eggs into the digi basket... at least the im not riskin said eggs being removed with the vinyl sales knife.

[judas_beast]

A sad day, maybe not coming as soon as we think but sooner than i'd hoped despite throwing the proverbial eggs into the digi basket... at least the im not riskin said eggs being removed with the vinyl sales knife.

Mmmm, eggs.

On a more serious note, I hope vinyl doesn't die too soon, as I REALLY want to get a record out, purely for the ''ohhh a record'' vibe.

But yeah, eggs.