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I've also had the kick back from Abbey Road about mastering from 24bit/88.2khz Wav files on CDRs/DVD-Ram. They just flat out can't do it, and seemed genuinely perplexed/confused by the idea. They eventually tried to persuade me to use their Movie Mastering guy, who they thought might be able to help, but by that point I had booked up with my favourite digital mastering guy in London, Tim Young @ Metropolis, who can handle the format with ease.

Thanks cgarges and Gr8h8m,

Very useful info! I would definitely have a problem with using an audio CD as a master. I would be much happier to have the engineer convert from 24bit than doing it myself. Then I can be sure that the mastered CD will sound as good as, if not better than, the original mix.

My apologies for not sticking to AES/EBU terms for masters etc. I always have to look it up...

Did anyone notice that Steve's address is in that letter??

TheSadDebaser wrote:Did anyone notice that Steve's address is in that letter??

It's also on the homepage of this website.

-steve

steve wrote:

TheSadDebaser wrote:Did anyone notice that Steve's address is in that letter??

It's also on the homepage of this website.

-steve

Oh.

Whatever.

steve wrote:True all-analog cutting is becoming rare, but there are still places like Abbey Road that can do it without any fuss.

Steve,

I know a lot of your earlier records were pressed at Europadisk, which also seems to be the only company I can find in the US that does DMM. Just wondering what led you to switch to Abbey Road. Do Europadisk’s tape machines not have preview heads, in which case the analog record is cut through a DDL, as you described in your earlier post? Are there other factors that qualify Abbey Road’s work as “the cleanest, best quality cutting in the world”? I will concede that every record I’ve heard which has been mastered there has sounded exceptional.

I have no affiliation with Europadisk, I’m just a potential customer looking for a recommendation. Anyone else have experience with them?

Also, while I’m on this topic…it seems to me that an engraved copper disc should be less susceptible to the environmental wear and tear that plagues other storage formats, including analog and digital tape. Maybe I’m wrong about this. Would you consider the metal disc a viable archival storage medium? Is it useful for something other than making stampers for record production, i.e., can this disc be “played” by a conventional or other turntable? I’ve never been fortunate enough to observe a vinyl cutting session, so I am admittedly a bit in-the-dark.

Thanks,

greasygoose

disc or disk?
mic or mike?

I would have loved to see a copy of the cover letter and resume they sent to Abbey Road.

A friend of mine in New Zealand cuts using a preview machine. The results I've heard are pretty good for squashed dance music.

http://www.nzmusic.org.nz/pag.cfm?i=846