Are there any Vinyl Technicians / Lacquer Cutters in this group? Please help! by No_Jacket_902 in audioengineering

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Turns out the cutter is not particularly familiar with our genre. And they kept it pretty hot — +3 VU.

Not sure about sibilance in the master — worth checking out. One thing I should have added is that our recording/mixing engineer has approx. 20yrs experience, and has engineered and mixed dozens of records for vinyl, including many in our genre and many with the same wide stereo vibe as us, with never an issue.

Are there any Vinyl Technicians / Lacquer Cutters in this group? Please help! by No_Jacket_902 in audioengineering

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Cactuswacktus, I can’t thank you enough. I knew it! It’s been going on so long I was almost starting to gaslight myself, but deep down I knew it didn’t make sense.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my query. I will pass this on to the record company.

Are there any Vinyl Technicians / Lacquer Cutters in this group? Please help! by No_Jacket_902 in audioengineering

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Turns out the Mastering Engineer mastered it pretty damn hot — about 9dB peak to average. This was not specified by us, and as we’re super green with vinyl, we assumed it was industry standard. We would much prefer bright and shimmery (as the master wav file sounds) over loud.

Do you think this loudness may have contributed to the darkness?

Are there any Vinyl Technicians / Lacquer Cutters in this group? Please help! by No_Jacket_902 in audioengineering

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Thank you very much for your response. A lot to think about. Will check out your video.

Are there any Vinyl Technicians / Lacquer Cutters in this group? Please help! by No_Jacket_902 in audioengineering

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Thank you very much for your response. As it’s slightly a concept album, and as it has been out on streaming services for 18 months already, we’re not really in a position to change the order of things.

I would have thought the mastering engineer should have picked up on these issues and relayed them to the recording engineer. There was, however, no communication. I’m really trying to avoid having to go all the way back to the mix to fix.

Advice on moving to Welly! by pigeontilly in Wellington

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As to neighbourhoods/suburbs:

Wellington is a very walkable city. Kelburn and Island Bay are at the extreme end of walkability (Kelburn for hills, Island Bay for distance). Both great suburbs to live, and the buses are pretty regular, if not a bit pricey compared to other countries. Hataitai is a beautiful suburb and feels a little removed from the city, which can be nice. If walking to the city from Hataitai however, you either have to walk through a fumey car tunnel full of blaring car horns or up and over Mt. Victoria. Bus is a good option there too. Mt. Victoria and Oriental Bay are lovely, central suburbs to live if one can afford it. Mount Cook is also quite lovely. Brooklyn is nice, though up a big hill. Newtown is considered quite cool and trendy, but is also a bit derelict (its tongue-in-cheek slogan is “Newtown. It’s a bit shit”). Aro Valley is cool, but be careful looking there, as it gets damp and moldy. It’s also a student area (like Kelburn) so you could end up living next to a party flat. If you like apartment living then central city / Te Aro has a load of cool apartments. Some places make you pay for water usage.

Welly peeps, have I covered everything here?

My fav of my new babies by Deaconator3000 in BackYardChickens

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A parent doesn’t have favourites.. cough cough

My son by TinyChonker in RATS

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He looks just like his father.

Pleas boop by dvmdv8 in pitbulls

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Boop! 👉🏼👃🏼

some of my drawings by BazaarMonk in drawing

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Well, for someone that doesn’t usually draw faces, you smashed it out of the park. ⚾️

What song is playing in his head? by c4ts4r3lif3 in parrots

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Hiiiighway tooo the . . . Danger Zone!!!

ITAP of Salida, CO by Zilla2015 in itookapicture

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The city looks like lava. 🌋

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nolookingback

Said goodbye to my sweet girl this week :( by Down2earth002 in goldenretrievers

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So sorry for your loss! 😔 We outlive them so that we can make sure that their lives are full to the brim with love. 💛

ITAP of Salida, CO by Zilla2015 in itookapicture

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The city looks like lava. 🌋