The main benefit of vinyl comes from its audio characteristics, particularly for the audiophiles among us. Vinyl is the only format that’s fully analog and doesn’t require any digital conversion or reading to be played back (that said, with the way vinyl is made now, some form of digital files may be involved, especially if you’re working with a mastering studio or pressing plant that isn’t local to you). But on the other hand, there’s zero chance of losing anything in a computer crash or having to convert different digital files depending on what program you’re using. Sure, a vinyl record can get scratched or broken, and a record player may not always be immediately available. In terms of longevity alone, vinyl takes the cake. Whether or not vinyl is “better” than its digital successor, MP3s, depends on who you talk to, but there are certainly benefits to it. If you’ve had little to no interaction with a vinyl record before, you may be wondering what the big to-do is.
#CD TO VINYL HOW TO#
Below, we demystify how pressing to vinyl can benefit you as an artist, how to find a manufacturer, and what you’ll need to provide them with in order to make it happen. As a musician, vocalist, or beat maker, having your songs on vinyl could up your game in quite a few ways. Getting your work put onto vinyl itself is entirely different. But even with all the demand for it, pressing a release on vinyl can be an intimidating feat, especially with COVID-19 hitting pressing plants and people’s pockets hard.Īs an artist, you’ve perhaps went through your parents’ old collection, crate-dug on your own, or flipped and scratched them on a turntable. Putting a High Fidelity remake and Urban Outfitters selling an accessible rig aside, vinyl consumption has surpassed irony or something hipsters do.
Illustration: Leonard Peng Vinyl has made a comeback, and it’s for a good reason.Īmong many of the older forms of entertainment and consumption (think Polaroid-style cameras, flip phones, and VHS tapes), vinyl records have made an exceptional comeback in recent years.
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