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From:
s.f.w.d.
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Date:
Sat, 28 Jun 1997 14:05:51 +0000
Subject:
Re: (idm) Test Pressings
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<199706282103.OAA28172@sub.sonic.net>
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quoted 3 lines plus if you get a test made and you don't like it, you need to remaster and> plus if you get a test made and you don't like it, you need to remaster and > get another test, which means you could get stuck with a load of records > that you're not happy with.
I always assumed that the point of test pressing would be to test to see if you were happy with the outcome before you actually went ahead and made a full run... thus preventing you from getting stuck with loads of records you weren't happy with... Is this incorrect? Perhaps, nowadays, with larger artists, its a 'collectible' thing, going under the assumption that the final is acceptable and the test pressing is more of a prerelease item or something... I was thinking about having a limited run of 12"s made up, but I'm scared shitless that they will sound nothing like I want them to and I'll be stuck with a bunch of records that sound WORSE than they should =) Guess thats where I got my test pressing notions from... __________________________________________ brap@sonic.net *** sfwd@sonic.net http://www.sonic.net/~brap/ stress and bad phonelines... the story of my life