FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Do you cut acetate or polyvinyl?

Neither. I cut onto PETG plastic. Below is an explanation of why cutting polyvinyl is not widely done.

A ‘polyvinyl’ is a pressed record manufactured from a pressing plant. In short, ‘vinyl’. The name polyvinyl is short for polyvinyl chloride, more commonly known as PVC. This material makes up around 95% of a pressed record. PVC as a cutting medium wears diamonds out much faster than PETG so it is not widely used. For anyone wanting to read more about disc types, see here: https://lathetrolls.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8328)

Will the sound quality be the same as a pressing?

This totally depends on who cuts it, and with what set up. If cutting with Pressure, yes it will. Whilst I am using a dynamic head in my studio, I have fully mapped its resonances and frequency response. I use my own custom system with dynamic EQ to help tame my heads natural resonances, along with my own custom EQ to flatten my heads response. I can get my cuts to sound the same as the digital source and the volume on par with a pressing, if the audio is suitably mastered of course. If anyone wants to hear samples I can send them over.

Will the record you cut wear out quicker than a pressed record?

No. Whether a pressing from a plant or a plastic cut from me, the end result is always a plastic disc that plays music. It’s durability is determined mainly by how you treat your records.

Do I need to care for my cut records differently to my pressed records?

No. They play the same, they need the same care as the rest of your collection, nothing different.

Do you do digital or analogue mastering?

I use a hybrid set up, utilising both digital software and analogue hardware from manufacturers such as Dangerous Music, Prism Sound, High Voltage Audio, PSI Audio, Audeze, Toky Dawn Labs, Acustica Audio and more.

Will you cut my digital masters?

Possibly, possibly not. Totally depends on the audio, I will always check audio over first and let you know whether I am prepared to cut it. 99% of the time I will request masters specifically for vinyl, but now and again if the audio works, a digital master will be ok.

I don’t understand your pricing for cutting vinyl.

My prices are based off running time. There is one formula to work out costs, and it is the same no matter how many copies you get, or whatever disc size, the price is the same.

Price per disc = €10 + €0.50 per minute of audio (plus VAT if applicable). For example a 7” or 10” with 4 minutes per side is €14.

Do you do test cuts?

Yes. I don’t like to throw away blanks that have gone wrong during a cut, so if one side is still usable, I offer free test cuts on these blanks.

Where are you based?

Bulgaria.

- Do you ship worldwide?

Yes, you will always receive full tracking information once shipped.