Vinyl pressing: DMM versus lacquer cutting
If you’re pressing vinyl records, cutting your master is probably the most crucial (and most expensive!) step, so it’s wise of you to research your vinyl cutting options: DMM vs lacquer. And while in general, we don’t recommend one over the other (it all depends on the particular recording), I’ll give you a rundown on […]
Custom stickers printing: All the different kind of stickers to choose from
Stickers are a great (but ultra cheap) merch to add to any musician’s merch table. So you gotta have custom stickers printing for your next release. They’re a great add-on to the more expensive shirts and tumblers you’ll be offering to your fans. It’s something they can easily buy for their friends (and even to […]
Vinyl pressing: LOUD CUT vs SAFE CUT? —Which one should you choose?
One of the most important steps in vinyl manufacturing is the cutting of your vinyl-mastered audio onto a disc to create your album’s or single’s master. In this article, we will be talking about the two different cuts available for Direct Metal mastering (DMM). There are several of these cuts, but we’ll be focusing on […]
Wondering why your vinyl records are taking so long?
If you’ve never had a vinyl pressed until now, you might get shocked by how long the turnaround time is—usually it’s 8-12 weeks. And there are even times when the pressing plants ship your vinyl records later than the expected time. This might frustrate you, especially if you’re close to your album release date… so […]
20 of the coolest vinyl records that were nominated for grammy’s best record package
With each passing year, vinyl records have been gaining more and more audiences. Musicians have added more and more vinyl versions every music release which hints at the state of the vinyl record market. With an increase in vinyl record supply, artists have begun doing more creative stuff for their own. They customized their vinyl […]
Reddit’s Top 25 Unique Vinyl Records
We checked Reddit for unique vinyl records and it did not fail us! Vinyl records have become one of the most customizable physical audio formats available today. It has gained lots of buzz during the pandemic and since then, musicians have been releasing on the format along with usual digital and CD formats. This article […]
Eight 12″ vinyl records that sold the most in 2022
2022 is another big year for vinyl. After all, vinyl sales has risen by 22% during the first half of the year. Before we go and prepare for the holidays and end the year, altogether, let us give you guys a recap of the vinyl sales for this year. In this article, you will see […]
VMA Award winning music on vinyl
The VMA’s 2022, was a star-studded award show and was attended by one of the biggest stars in the industry like Taylor Swift, Blackpink, and LL Cool J. There were definitely a lot of awards given out. And so we have made this article compiling a list of the awarded music releases which are available […]
25 of the most awesome vinyl records with Trifold Packaging
There are many reasons why the vinyl record format has been gaining popularity for the past years. It gives a better listening experience with the tactility and high sound quality. But aside from the obvious, the packaging of the format is also a big factor. Vinyl packaging has larger dimensions compared to any other physical […]
Which custom merch items sell the most?
Not all merch items sell. So before you manufacture thousands of them, you have to make sure they won’t just be dumped in your basement to gather dust. How do you know? By checking the numbers. Data. In this blog, we’ll run through a total of ten custom merch items that musicians have tried and […]