Of all of the issues in the manufacturing chain that can affect a finished vinyl record, an off-centre record is perhaps one of the most easily identifiable by the end customer.
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This guide discusses the importance of thickness uniformity in stampers and how this can be measured.
What steps have we taken to reduce our carbon emissions and our environmental impact?
This guide explains what an ideal stamper should weigh and why stampers are the thickness that they are.
The first-ever independently verified carbon footprints from within the vinyl record industry.
Recently, as part of routine external tests, we sent a stamper to the Sheffield Assay Office to test exactly how pure our stampers are.
Here’s our advice on how to make sure your lacquers have the best possible protection from rough handling by couriers.
Have you ever thought a pressing sounded muddy? Loss of high end? Loss of low end? And wondered whether the problem was with the master, the cut, the galvanics or the pressing?
How can the vinyl record industry reduce its contribution to the climate crisis? Is buying a physical record more damaging to the environment than streaming music?
What are horns? Horns are a cutting defect that results in a small ridge along the top of the groove wall.
Making Vinyl asked us to do a short session at their recent conference in Haarlem.
There is no universally accepted ‘best practice’ when it comes to cleaning stampers.
This article was written more than 25 years ago by a renowned mastering and cutting engineer, Kevin Grey