pressing vinyl

looking into the possibility of pressing an album on vinyl. i think some people here have had experience with this. any stories/recommendations etc welcome. i'm going into this assuming it will be a money losing venture.

  On 5/31/2023 at 8:47 PM, Summon Dot E X E said:

The only thing I know about this is that the bass frequencies have to be panned to the middle, or else they can make the needle jump.

yeah i’m assuming i’d get the tracks mastered appropriately. more just wondering about quality small-batch pressing plants

  On 5/31/2023 at 8:47 PM, Summon Dot E X E said:

The only thing I know about this is that the bass frequencies have to be panned to the middle, or else they can make the needle jump.

Hehe ... reminds me of the story of Bad Religion's first single - they had money to press singles but not to do mastering. So as a result their first single was unplayable.

How many do you wanna get pressed? I also know guys who do cut, but usually not more than 15 piece

  On 6/15/2023 at 8:35 AM, e-mertz said:

How many do you wanna get pressed? I also know guys who do cut, but usually not more than 15 piece

yeah good question. i mean 50 would be good. i really have to idea what the expectations are. I'm kind of assuming the lower the run, i'm probably going to be dealing with a less quality company but that's all in my head.

there is a good thread on this topic here https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=271231