Start to Finish: Dave Kutch - Episode 21 - Cutting To Vinyl Part 2

33min

(11)

After performing a dry run of the cut, Mark Santangelo revisits the source material to ensure he has the perfect settings before cutting the final vinyl master.

See how Dave Kutch and Mark Santangelo:

• Fine-tune the settings from the dry run to get the perfect cut
• Show the lead in and lead out on a vinyl record
• Explain how they address sibilance using a Maselec MPL-2 high frequency limiter
• Show where a test cut lives on a vinyl master, compared to the final cut
• Discuss how they protect the cutter head from temperature and debris
• A/B the test cut to the digital master
• Explain why you cannot listen to the final cut before sending it off to duplication
• Prepare the perfect blank vinyl record and cut the final cut

This is your chance to watch as a vinyl record is cut and learn about the considerations that go into creating the perfect master record for duplication.

Watch Dave Kutch and Mark Santangelo cut the vinyl for "Light Shine Through," only on puremix.net.