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The more copies you make, the cheaper the cost per copy. The extra cost for pressing 200 records compared to 100 records is not much more expensive. You can always select a different amount of vinyl…
Updated 2 years ago
As the name implies, heavy vinyl is heavier than regular vinyl. With heavy vinyl, not only is the tactile satisfaction greater, but so is its durability and resistance to the inevitable degradation t…
Updated 1 year ago
Large holes are sometimes referred to as jukebox holes. Large holes were needed to play 7'' records in a jukebox. Please note that to play a vinyl with a large hole, you will need an adaptor.
Updated 7 years ago
Qrates offers 34 colors for colored vinyl —14 transparent (clear) colors and 20 solid colors. The quality of colored records, especially those made from solid colors, may have slightly inferior acous…
Our standard range of special color vinyl includes the following effects: 1 or 2-color Splatter (standard splatter). Half/Half. A Side/B Side. Color in Color. 3-color Segment. 3-color Striped.. Color…
Sleeves or outer sleeves are the cardboard cover of the record, also known as the record jacket or record cover. A vinyl outer sleeves can be in plain white discobag, plain black discobag, or printed…
Lamination/sleeve finish can change the visual feel of your sleeve while also improving its sturdiness and water resistance. We offer three types of lamination— matt, gloss, and reverse print.. Matt…
Updated 3 years ago
The inner sleeve is the paper cover inside the outer cardboard sleeve used for protecting the vinyl. You can choose from white paper, black paper, poly-lined, and printed inner sleeves with no holes…
Records manufactured with us will come with plastic packaging that adds to their overall protection. You may choose from the following packaging options: Overbag. The overbag is a clear plastic mater…
For best results, we recommend image uploads of JPEG or PNG that are 1024 x 1024 pixels in RGB. The label image will be cut to a circle with a 1024px diameter. The image will be resized to 1024px whe…
The size and speed of your vinyl determine the amount of possible playtime that can be cut into each vinyl side. See our recommendations for each format and their ideal playtime below (values are for…
Qrates now offers the ability to repress your project using the same master stamper as the first pressing. Repress projects include a cheaper repress fee instead of the cutting fee that all first pre…
Our production partners and their audio engineers require a genre tag for all projects in order to guide the vinyl cutting process and improve the overall sound quality for the finished product. Arti…
