Production guidelines

High frequencies

High frequencies are extremely problematic for vinyl cutting as they can cause cutting errors and needle-jumping.

my personal recommendation is to cap all high frequencies at 10k hz.

going lower than 10k is also advisable and will make you record sound better, keeping in mind that what you write in the studio is not a finished product.

You must allow for headroom in the highs and lows for various gain adjustments.

Low Frequencies

Low frequencies must be carefully adjusted via the eq and made as dynamic as possible.

A dynamic bassline consists of a balance between active and passive frequencies.

Active frequencies reside in betwenn 30 hz - 100hz, Passive frequencies sit at 100 hz - 250 hz

A Mastering engineer can then make the necessary Mid-side low frequency cuts without too much hassle when mastering for vinyl.

Distortion

Distortion in almost all cases will compromise the loudness of the kick and bass, among any other sounds that are sharing the same frequency space.

it causes more problems than it solves, when done correctly it is very controlled and very light. Check to make sure your distortion is not panned to one side

as this can cause scribing errors in a vinyl lathe. Never ever make a compromise between somthing that can potentially sound great to somthing that may

sound cool in the moment while ruining everything you worked hard to build.