burning vinyl

jtiernan

Just wonderin, does some company in Ireland or elsewhere burn records if you give them a cd?

matu

I have done it myself using Vinyl Rip
http://www.ripvinyl.com/
very useful and cheaper in the long run if you have a load of records that you want to backup;)
it will also splits the tracks where there are silences so you have them track listed on the cd and not just one long sample.

jtiernan

Thanks a million for the reply but I kinda didnt make my question clear! I meant is there a way to burn a record if you send an mp3! The end result being the record!!

Zascar

There is definitely some crowd that does it here, but its costs something like €30 each, and the records aren't as durable as normal ones. Just get CD decks!

matu

oh right my bad.
I have heard of companies in my area doing it but it is not the same quailty just as Zascar said.
If I come across any on my travels Ill post them up for you.

Zascar

I googled a little and found these:

http://www.low-life.fsnet.co.uk/pressing/
http://www.thecuttingsuite.com/default/

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=vinyl+pressing&btnG=Search&meta=

Rollo Tamasi

The Raging Bull Bar used to do ripping in Cork when it was open so there is definetly someone in Cork doing it. Synthetic Records might know where it's happening, this is their number 021 4278282.

matu

Getting a record pressed involves mastering and plating which has a setup cost of around €500, after which you can do test presses for about €10 each, or a full run of usually 500 or so records at about €1 each.

What you're looking for is actually called a dubplate, which usually cost about €50 each to get made up. It's not pressed, but actually cut on a lathe into an acetate plate.

JakeLuxor

From what Iv been told most people seem to go for the Czech Republic, it would seem there are some cheap companies operating out of there and from what Iv heard they do runs of as little as 500 copies, though Im sure there are others on this forum who are better informed than myself.
As far as Im aware there are no companies in Ireland doing vinyl.

http://www.myspace.com/hybrasil

jtiernan

Done a wee bit of googlein meself and from what I find the sound quality goes down a lot so I'd say I might as well stick to the cdjs! Lads thanks a million for your help!!

matu

np yeah I read that too either the sound quailty is lost on it or they break to easily.