yeah a new cutting engineer helps a lot, but it's a crap shoot. the much beloved ron murphy is far from reliable, he'll do a great job for one record then cut the next with a load of hi-freq hiss and claim it's perfect...i've had records cut at metropolis (mega $$$) and the results were ass. d&m are great but you have to schedule a cutting time weeks in advance, you can't be in a hurry.
we had dLVEXT2 by e.r.p. cut 3 times, eventually went with the 1st cut because the subsequent cuts only got worse and it had been 4 months just in the cutting phase by then. it's being remastered and recut right now at a different place for an august re-release woohoo -----Original Message----- >From: kent williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jul 24, 2007 9:06 AM >To: list 313 <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: (313) badly cut records > >Sounds to me like you need a new cutting engineer. Assuming your >tracks don't have out-of-phase bass, there's no excuse for a cut not >playing clean. > >There are other factors that can affect the manufactured records, but >it's just not that hard for a competent cutting engineer to get it >right. > >It is worth it when you press to find someone who isn't using crap >recycled vinyl to press with as well. This is your music after >all.... > >On 7/24/07, Matt Chester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > surely >> > nobody just "goes for it", turns out a faulty product and the >> > label just accepts it? >> > >> >> Don't even get me started. In 5 releases I had to do 11 cuts.... >> >>
