The result? A rich warm sound that transcends the digital phenomena, indicative of why vinyl remains the medium of choice for audiophiles worldwide. This expertise, facilitated by their use of classic, vintage analog tube compressors, limiters and equalizers, afford our engineers the ability to provide all final EQ and level adjustments as your music is being transferred to the analog master. Trutone’s mastering engineers enjoy decades of experience specific to the analog record format. As such, cutting a loud, dynamic record presents many challenges not typical to the conventional recording and mixing process. Vinyl records store music mechanically unlike the digitized storage medium of CDs. It is not necessary to “master” before submitting your tracks for cutting. Should I “master” my tracks before submitting them to be cut? If your music contains vocals, we suggest you process the vocal track through a De-esser. Do not use a finalizer or similar device that tends to overemphasize certain frequencies that can cause problems in the transfer to vinyl. It is recommended that you do not over compress your music as this causes it to sound “squashed”. Levels and EQ from track to track should be uniform. Please provide 2-3 seconds of space between tracks. Or you can provide 2 sources, one source with 3 cuts for the A-side and one source with 2 cuts for the B-side. Please supply tracks in proper sequence to avoid a sequencing charge, i.e., if you have 3 tracks on the A-side and 2 tracks on the B-side, provide your source with cuts 1-3 appearing first and cuts 4 and 5 next.