24Mastering

22/03/2024

And another 12” DMM ref cut done

04/03/2024

Jam & Spoon triple remixes album on the cutting lathe right now.

07/12/2023

DSD256 direct cut to DMM here at 24Mastering

08/05/2023

🤣😅😂🤣

13/04/2023

for sale

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22/03/2023

Little restoration project for the next few weeks. Not nearly as complicated as a tapemachine but without a doubt the most complicated turntable ever made. The mother of all the turntables EMT950.

21/02/2023

Testing the LAAL today. liking it so far!!

15/07/2022

Our DMM machine on its daily routine.

09/06/2022

Lacquer vs Direct Metal Mastering for vinyl records production explained;

We cut on 2 heavily modified Neumann VMS70 cutting lathes with new and much improved cutting amplifiers (SAL74C) and SX74 cutting head. Numerous modification resulting in a short and clean audio path with longer/louder cuts thanks to state of the art pitch computers.

We offer Lacquer Mastering and Direct Metal Mastering (DMM)

Lacquer Mastering: Grooves are cut into an aluminum disk coated with nitrocellulose (nail polish like). After several rinsing baths the lacquer is sprayed with a silver solution then pre- and electroformed into a nickel plate. It’s then centered and preformed into a stamper, which is used to press the vinyl record.
Lacquer masters are typically used for louder, deeper, shorter cuts. (ie Dance, Rock)

Direct Metal Mastering: Grooves are cut into a stainless steel disk with a copper layer. Stampers can be made direct from this. This is not only quicker and cheaper it also less prone to noise/clicks introduced while processing resulting in a much better signal to noise ratio compared to lacquer. Only a handful of independent studios offer DMM and we are proud to be one of them. Accurate reproduction, crystal clear high frequency response, less inner groove distortion, no (pre) echo.
Direct Metal Masters are typically used for longer, dynamic, accurate cuts.

Since we cut both we are happy to help you determine what content is best on which medium. Tricks like: Inside-out playback, locked grooves/loops and laser engraving are also available

06/05/2022

We did some amazing sounding test cuts on DMM yesterday. Some minor tweaks here and there and we're ready for production 🙂

24/03/2022

They said it can’t be done…me:

16/03/2022

Attended cut today...he doesn't look very happy with the result 😂

18/02/2022

And racked. Thanks for the

28/01/2022

Another cool engraving done.

24/09/2021

On demo

18/09/2021

Doing some small DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) tests today.

04/08/2021

Got myself a Maselec MTC2 for the DMM setup. Will have 2 completely separate setups. 1 for cutting lacquers and 1 for DMM.

02/08/2021

Cool to be asked to cut the "DJs for Climate Action" triple album. Pressed on PVC free records. Artists using samples gathered by Greenpeace over many years.

https://www.djs4ca.com/climate-sample-pack

28/06/2021

Made it to the big league of cutting/mastering. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Symphonic Suites”. On the lathe now. Out in October (I believe)

01/06/2021

All under control then..think I’ll have a nap 😅😂

09/04/2021

Just noticed i passed the 10.000th release I mastered/cut...(actually was long time ago as I don't add all releases to my discography):

https://24mastering.com/discography

We offer high-end Mastering with over 20 years in audio engineering experience. Everything is engineered in our own dedicated mastering facility equiped with high-end audio equipment. Vinyl Mastering, eMastering, CD Mastering, Stem Mastering, Mixdown and more

20/03/2021

I’m not adding any more gear...(at least for few months) 🤞😂

12/03/2021

On demo. All the way from 1951! :).

10/03/2021

Guess the style of music!!? :)

03/03/2021

Installing a proper turntable today. Ideal for playing 14” lacquers.

18/12/2020

Combining my 2 “hobbies” vinyl and tape. I have 2 hybrid A80RCmk2 1/4” and 1/2” preview machines. (Not for sale lol)

19/11/2020

😂🤣😂

12/11/2020

My intern prefers scratching but I told him to just cut records today.

07/11/2020

People ask me if we do tape?...yes we do tape ;)

16/10/2020

Don’t you love it when you can fix a 10k machine with a 99 cent component :).