Mon August 08, 2016 8:20 pm
Mon August 08, 2016 8:33 pm
surfndestroy wrote:I'm thinking of surprising my kid with a vinyl made of his album. To keep it a surprise I'd have to use the cd as the source. Anybody know what the downsides of this are? Would using FLAC files via bandcamp be a better option?
Mon August 08, 2016 8:38 pm
Mon August 08, 2016 8:43 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:surfndestroy wrote:I'm thinking of surprising my kid with a vinyl made of his album. To keep it a surprise I'd have to use the cd as the source. Anybody know what the downsides of this are? Would using FLAC files via bandcamp be a better option?
Based on how you phrased the question, I'm worried you might be in over your head...
There are numerous articles out there on the record cutting process. In a nutshell, you have to get a master cut, from which the printing house can then print records. It's a lot of work for (what I assume is?) just a single copy of the record. And assuming his band recorded digitally, there is not much to be gained from this process beyond the feel-good novelty of seeing his music on vinyl.
Still, if that's your goal, I'd suggest finding out who mastered the album, and talk to them directly. They'll be able to tell you what the best resolution files are they have on hand of your son's album, and can probably point you in the direction of a small-run vinyl plant they know and trust. The music will have to be re-mastered for vinyl (because the low frequencies typical of digital music will cause distortion and skipping on a record), so the mastering engineer should be put in touch with the vinyl engineer to suss out the mastering process.
Mon August 08, 2016 8:46 pm
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Or, depending on what quality you want or if it is more for a coolness factor, there are plenty of places that will do it.
http://vinylify.com/