[Arny Krueger]

"Tim Wescott" wrote in message


Back in the days of vinyl, the "master disk" was a record
made of metal (aluminum? steel?), mixed from the
original tapes. From this, the record company would make
molds for the actual disks that were sold.

Master discs were cut from cutting masters that included compensation for
the losses that are inherent in the process of producing and playing LPs.

Cutting masters were always tapes, either digital or analog.

Remember that digital recording was applied to the production of LPs up to
nearly a decade before the release of the first CDs. This was done so that
when the CD format was finalized, it would be possible to exploit its sonic
and practical advantages from the start.