Tech Talk: Vinyl Manufacturing (Electronic Beats TV) 

Terrific presentation. Takes me back to the Capitol Records factory where I was one of the overnight mechanics for my line of 14 presses - (yes, 14 all running simultaneously) at their giant plant in Winchester, VA. Oh, for the good old days of compound, biscuits, tailings and hearing (in the Quality Control Room) the absolute first release of Dire Straits Sultan come off my press. NO ONE has heard them yet, and it blew me away. I took the record off the first press, first stampers, as I did with a couple others. I am a collector too. I might have been running John Renbourn, the Beatles and Frank Sinatra all at once on my one line. We were crankin' them out! Loved that work, even though this helps me remember how bloody HARD it was!

This is such a crazy process. Another reason to love vinyl even more.

I've gained a whole new respect for vinyl after seeing this.

Whatever these guys charges... it's COMPLETELY WORTH every penny!

Oh, look! It's another great feature by Telekom. I love the school television vo in this.

wow had no idea it was such a complex process!

:) Good to see our vinyl!

Great and inspirational documentary, increases the unchanged love of vinyl for artists, producers and music lovers even more. Thanks a lot for that. Frankie G. fom Germany

fascinating it is a massive operation

this is why i love Vinyl. awesome sound. great video. i have vinyl from 80s /90s awesome condition. still play today. all my my deep house, techno, trance ALL from UK.

Well that was a great process to observe. Would love to have a visit at this facility. I have worked in manufacturing for a very long time and never knew our the Mother and Child plates were made. I could spend day’s watching the entire process in person

For an artist/duo/trio/group(four or more members) to sell enough copies to earn a Gold Record, that really meant something! It wouldn't be the same earning a gold CD for high sales of an album. But while a pressing plant is out of the question for a hobby record maker, I've seen RU-vid videos of people cutting their own discs! Just wish the gear wasn't so damned expensive!

Comparing this to a video I saw from the early 20th century, the process has changed little. While the methods have been updated, it's amazing to see how similar they are.

….i work in a factory pressing records by around 10 years….. loved…

I love my records! They are not cheap, but here's why! Thank you for this video.

Imagine working there and you hear a song and be like damn that's a banger. Lol new Vinyl collector here. I didn't know so much dedication takes place when doing this.

That backing track is LIT

Wow....just.... wow... precision at its finest

You're not manufacturing vinyl. You're manufacturing RECORDS.

I LOVE VINYL

This is why is expensive to keep into vinyl....but its lovelly analog feel

My favorite part was when he took a little break while waiting on the timer for the degreasing wash. He is well versed in his craft, impressive

You would think after all those layers of plating the grooves wouldn’t produce any sound much less be able to stamp it into hot vinyl!!👍👍👍

Amazing and complex process and great documentary

I became a vinyl record fan after learning how complicated the process to produce a vinyl record is

From the factory straight to the techno Warehouse, Circle of Life

Sounds great!!

How a vinyl record is made. #vinyl

Love this.

this is what is needed ! manual jobs, precision , job satisfaction ! if you just copy MP3 file to memory device - it is boring ! technology evolution is not always good or satisfying :)

whats the name/artist of the track playing at the start and throughout?

Great documentary, beautifully complex. Unless mistaken, no one has yet given details of the track that runs so often in this programme. I assumed it had something to do with the pressing of a Dirt Crew Recording material but I still have not found which! Anyone would know what it is? Thanks

a BIG like !!

vinil never dies

Imagine the amount of work to press all the millions of records sold from all artists.

And that my friends, Is how you bake a disco biscuit! :-)

This is also an introduction of how vinyl pressings can possibly go wrong. Explains why there are also so many poor pressings in the market.

Woow! And now I understand why it’s so expensive atm to get our records made…

Delicious vinyl cake.

This music is literally giving me fucking flashbacks and feelings of derealization.

Ther music and editing is like an Alan Partridge spoof.

These devices put my used messiner 9-1065 to shame.. thought mine is a home model, not from the factory, so quality might be lower though,, but still good.

To make the master is more complex than I thought.

Now I'm kinda proud that couple of my records was released on vinyl... Interesting how The plumbuses are made?

Nice video, thanks, but cutting lathe direct from CD?😮

This is pretty much exactly how you make CD's. Only difference is you use clear plastic and add a thin layer of aluminium on the bumpy side and then a layer of lacquer on top. Or DVD where you basically glue two CD's together and use a semi translucent film of silver for the bottom "CD"

I cracked up hard at 3:28 when he said "wetted" had too do a double take too check what I had heard.

track id?

First track? :)

can anyone explain to me why some vinyl have 3 or for punch holes ?

track ID?

"the first negative is then prepared as mold" A guy comes in, checks just how bendy it is and then slides it into a paper sleeve? this plant probably makes some quality records

and this is why Vinyl is so much better then Cds or MP3s

how do you feel an mp3 :P

Am I the only one who thinks those freshly pressed discs looked warped?

As we junglists shout: Rinse it proppa!

Who figured this process out?

Jemand kennt das Track am Anfang?

Can anyone ID the track @ 3:07 ?

Can anyone ID the track at 12:58?

12:56 Das

I M P R A C T I C A B L E

LEIPZIG JAMAN

Fascinating & vinyl worth paying for it 👏👏💽💽💽

So called...

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The music! wtf!

This is different from how America makes it

thats why vinyls are way more expensive than cds..

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The background music is funny. It's like techno-pop for porn videos. LOL!

The music is so annoying

Nice video. But you speak too fast and the british accent does not help. Hint: write the chemical terms in the video. Otherwise, nice job.