Use it to evaluate the sound of the cut on one or two trusted playback systems before it begins to degrade. Acetates are a softer material than vinyl and will only last a few plays at maximum fidelity before getting noisy. If your turntable has difficulty playing your acetate, adjust your tonearm’s counterweight or stylus force a worn or damaged stylus can mar the grooves or distort the sound of the acetate.Avoid touching the surface where the grooves have been cut. Handle your acetate by the edges only.Some things to consider when evaluating an acetate at home: Please note, if your record player is inexpensively made or has a low torque motor the acetate may play back inconsistently or with warble this is a turntable issue, not a problem with the acetate or overall cut. If your acetate sounds like a good vinyl translation then it can be approved. Once you approve the test presses the plant will complete the rest of your order.Īcetates are more than double the weight of a test pressing and are cut on aluminium discs that are coated with nitrocellulose lacquer they are not made of vinyl like a test pressing. Most plants require approval of test presses before manufacturing the bulk of your order. These are a small batch of finished records. Finally, after everything is sent to the plant you’ll receive test pressings of your record.Let me know where the project is being pressed, and once the masters are cut I’ll express ship the lacquers directly to it or the corresponding plating facility. A single album needs 2 lacquers created, a double LP would need 4, etc. One lacquer is needed for each side of a record. Sessions to cut master lacquers are not attended. Book a session to have master lacquers cut.If a pressing plant receives lacquers that are not accounted for, they will not get processed. The plant needs to be expecting lacquers from me. I should not be cutting your master lacquers until you have a confirmed order set with a pressing plant. Let the plant know that you are providing your own lacquers (from me).
Select a record pressing plant in the US to press your records and submit an order with them.
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