Quote Originally Posted by scotttechfunk
A couple of you mention that your first couple of vinyl releases weren't great because they didn't sound like you expected them to. Is that with getting them mastered to?
Yeah. The mastering plant can only work so much magic. It takes time to figure out how well your studio Eq settings and such will transfer over to vinyl. For instance, I felt that my stuff was too heavily compressed and lacked some mid-range frequencies on my older records but with time I corrected that. There was no way a mastering plant could have really changed the overall track...they just make it sound as crisp, clear, and alive as possible. The mixdown on the producers end is extremely important. I know some guys who leave their main mixes rather dodgy and expect the mastering plant to clean it up. I disagree with that approach as I think you should make it sound as good as you possibly can before giving it over to the cutter. There are still some current things I have to overcome, but I will iron it all out with time.