We're using Prairie Cat a bit these days too. Mark has also been cutting for Planet E for ages, and he cut a load of the Dance Mania stuff (a lot of that stuff was recorded get-oooo and he made it playable). Not to diss Ron either, he has some unconventional methods & equipment, which has it's ups & downs. We had some bad experiences with Scratch Free, they did ok with stuff that was perfect beforehand, but anything that needed a subtle touch and they couldn't hack it very well.
D&M have a website Henrique, http://www.dubplates-mastering.com -----Original Message----- >From: kent williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jul 24, 2007 1:07 PM >To: list 313 <313@hyperreal.org> >Subject: Re: (313) badly cut records > >I haven't cut a ton of records -- well, I've cut two to be exact. I >don't want to diss Ron, but I liked the results I got from Prairie Cat >mastering much, much better, and when all was said and done, the cost >was about the same as NSC. > >Two things that distinguish Prairie Cat from other cutters: 1) >Equipment -- Prairie Cat has a variable pitch lathe, which cuts >narrower grooves during quieter passages and fatter grooves for loud >passages. This gives you as much as 2 minutes longer per side for a >loud DJ cut. Prairie Cat also has some very fine analog signal >processing gear. 2) Brains and Ears -- I was able to describe how I >wanted the cut record to sound, and he delivered. The Prairie Cat >record was well balanced and had neither needle-bouncing bass or >spitting high end distortion. Sean Deason's remix of my track may be >the deepest, warmest track I have ever heard on vinly. > >http://www.prairiecatmastering.com/ > >This is the guy who used to be at Metropolis back when 430 West was >using them for cutting. > >On 7/24/07, jwan allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> We use Scratch-free out of Toronto and we haven't any issues regarding >> sound quality to date. *fingers-crossed* >>
