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Posted on May 3, 2015 at 15:50:57
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Looks like mostly, posted on May 3, 2015 at 19:46:57
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If not all sourced from digital. I would pass.

 

RE: Looks like mostly, posted on May 4, 2015 at 08:38:07
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There are hundreds of titles listed and none of the listings I've looked at include technical data. Did you research all of them to determine the mastering source, or is this just a random opinion transmogrified into fact?

 

CD Baby is a service provided by, posted on May 4, 2015 at 09:59:40
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Disc Makers, a predominantly CD pressing plant. I contacted them and they confirmed the majority of lps are from a digital source. Special arearrangements would be required for someone to provide an analog tape souce. Even their information page on lp pressing shows it will take three additional days to process if you mail files as opposed to downloading them to their facility.

 

RE: CD Baby is a service provided by, posted on May 4, 2015 at 13:16:18
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Thanks. Good to know, even though digitally sourced vinyl doesn't necessarily bother me. Plus, I have plenty of purely analog records that suck.

 

Understand. , posted on May 4, 2015 at 13:45:19
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There is good and bad analog just as there is good and bad digital. I have no interest in buying digitally sourced vinyl at this point in my life. Those who do, more power to them. Freedom is great.

 

That's not correct, posted on May 5, 2015 at 04:10:57
CD Baby is based on the West coast and run by Derek Divers, Discmakers is a manufacturing facility in New Jersey, one does not own the other. Discmakers does have an option to connect clients' projects with CD Baby and both cater to independent artists, but it's not a good assumption that all CDs or vinyl sold on CD Baby are manufactured by Discmakers.

I do think it's fair to assume that most new vinyl, independent or commercial, is made from digital masters, and as such I think it would be highly unlikely for anyone to make an all-analog recording and NOT make these very clear to buyers.

I do share your preference for analog, but I have heard excellent vinyl made from digital masters. Most recently, I got the record store day Miles box set (digital masters I believe), manufactured at Discmakers incidentally, and it fares very very well compared to '50s and '60s pressings.

 

Thanks for clarifying, posted on May 5, 2015 at 12:17:39
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My misunderstanding on CD Baby. I wish all newly pressed lps had a small logo on the back cover like was printed on the early CDs (DDD, AAD, ADD and the addition of AAA.) Then the consumer would know how it was recorded, mixed & mastered.

I agree their is some excellent lps sourced from digital. With new releases, I would rather take the HiRez file. However, I would buy used lps (thrift stores, yard sales, etc) that were recorded digitally if I can get them cheap and have an interest in the music.

 

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