Vinyl Specifications

Mastering Specifications

Guidelines for vinyl master are as follows:

Main Specifications

• Wav files mastered for vinyl production.

• Mastered on +/- 0dB

• No heights above 16 kHz

• Deep cut at 10Hz

• Deeps less 300 Hz in mono

• No phasings or negative phaseturns

• Stereo image between +0.5 and +1

• Max. 192khz/24bit

• Pauses included in master (we do not add pauses)

Tracklisting

Please mention on each wave file the later position on the record (A1, A2, B1, B2…)
or send us one wave file per side including timesheet with all start and end times.

Maximum side lenghts for optimized sound

• 12″ 33rpm up to 22 min per side

• 12″ 45rpm up to 12:30 min per side

• 7″ 33rpm up to 7:30 min per side

• 7″ 45rpm up to 5:30 min per side

Longer audio is possible but not recommended.

Analogue

• We can cut from 1/2 and 1/4 inch tape.

• The highest quality and most modern cutting system Neumann VMS 82 is used to make DMM’s.

In case of any special requirements you can always contact our team.

Artwork Specifications

The artwork files are very important part of your product. Please read the specifications carefully to avoid any mistakes in final product.
In case of any questions or special requirements you can always contact our team.

Please make sure your artwork is designed by someone who knows how to deliver a print-ready file. Our specifications and templates are clear to someone experienced who knows what he or she is doing.

• We print everything as it is delivered to us, therefore, we are not liable for any errors that occur if you do not apply our instructions correctly.

• We will not send you hard or soft print proofs before we print the files. However, nothing can go wrong, if you follow our instructions and specifications.

File Format

• Please send us 300 dpi flattened PDF files in CMYK (or Pantone) based on our templates only. We do not accept any other type of files.

• Save as PDF/X-1a:2001/1.3, exported without scaling or compression. Other PDF versions may cause transparency issues!

• Save your artwork in the ICC color profile – FOGRA27.

Marking the Printfiles

• Make sure to include the project name and/or catalogue number of your project in each file in the following way:

Your Cat. No. – Artwork Type

For example: VINYLPLANT001_Outer-Sleeve (or label, inner-sleeve, etc.)

• Please use the same catalogue number when placing the order. Later You can find the same number on order confirmation and invoice.

Colors

• ICC Color Profile – FOGRA 27

• Black characters and lines with a CMYK background should be overprinted.

• The sum of all colors may not exceed 280% of the print coverage.

• Embed all Pantone color information in the design.

• Recommended Values for CMYK Rich Black:

• Cold Rich Black = 40% Cyan / 100% Black.

• Neutral Rich Black = 30% Cyan / 20% Magenta / 50% Yellow / 100% Black

• Warm Rich Black = 40% Cyan / 50% Magenta / 50% Yellow / 100% Black

Fonts

• Convert fonts to paths or embed them in the file to avoid any changes in print preparing.

• Fonts must be a minimum of 4 pt for positive printing.

Uploading Your Files

• All printfiles can be sent via e-mail, wetransfer.com or via Your preferred file sharing system.

Design Templates

You can find all basic vinyl templates from below. In case of special products please contact our sales team to get proper templates.

• Always use our templates only. Do not use those of other suppliers as there may be small differences that may appear as major errors in final product.

• Please send us two files for each part of the design – one print file without any template lines, and one preview file with template lines and with possible explanations.

• Fill the cut-out holes of the labels and add 5mm bleed to all artwork edges.

• Red lines in the templates are cutting lines – please add 5mm bleed outside from them.

• All special part files like UV-spot, hot foil, stamping, etc. must be prepared as vectorized and 100% black.

Vinyl Templates

Here you can download design templates for all basic vinyl packaging solutions. Custom or complex design templates often require further clarification or minor adjustments to fit your needs and are therefore available upon request.

If you can’t find the right template or have any questions regarding artwork preparations, please leave us a message and our sales team will get back to you shortly.

If you also need cassette packaging templates, you can download them here.