Rainbo Records--How a Record Is Pressed

aarondkeogh Says:

Nov 6, 2010 - This is art! Love it!

jmw102667 Says:

Dec 18, 2010 - Isn't it cool how the labels are added at the same time that the molten PVC is introduced into the press. That's just so darn neat.

plateau1999 Says:

Dec 23, 2010 - Absolutely fascinating. I've been DJing since 1998 and still to this day will prefer to drop records over CDs when spinning a set. I've always been interested in how records are made. Vestax came out with the way overpriced home cutting machine in 2000 which paved the way for bedroom producers and studio musicians to cut dub plates and test pressing they could try out in the club. Kinda died out over the years with the advent of digital media. No matter, long live vinyl records!!!

RecordsAdNauseam666 Says:

Jan 16, 2011 - I want to work at Rainbo so bad i would quit my job right now!

chadergeist Says:

Mar 2, 2011 - Yes they make cds and hope it never stops being made or i'm finish with music purchasing and optaining.

HypeRhymz Says:

Mar 28, 2011 - I'm 15 and I prefer music be put on wax than CDs. I got a Stanton record player when i was 9 and play records like everyday. Hopefully when start recording professionally, I wanna be on vinyl. The good thing is, now they have USB record players. So you can record your records to your computer and save them as mp3 files

CalvinMcCaskill Says:

Apr 12, 2011 - Well, I wouldn't steal anything from you guys, but I don't know if I'd actually accept paychecks. I'd probably just ask to be paid in vinyl.

MintVinyl Says:

Apr 23, 2011 - I don't own a CD player!

lordbemylight Says:

May 27, 2011 - The problem about those players is that I hear they are more cheaply made and the stylus is a lot more delicate. There are plenty of youtube users that post videos of their 45s playing on their old household turntable and it sounds better than a CD would produce. I'd just ground the outer cable to something metal and modify the audio cable so it fits in the 'line in' jack. They have the red-white-to-3.5mm converters at Radio Shack, for example. Nothing beats the sound of a vinyl.

ExtremeBogom Says:

May 29, 2011 - lol "they still make cds?"

rayochapin Says:

Jun 23, 2011 - I used to work there back in 1991, awesome place to work for, me being a music lover and a record collector I was in heaven, Eli was the master maker back then. I just wish I had stayed there and learn the trade. I used to love the boxes of pictured records or the ones with the funny shapes :D. Good times

johns78c Says:

Jun 24, 2011 - have you guys ever used polyethelene?

tallica4lifegbrtdyDM Says:

Jun 30, 2011 - Wow. This is amazing :O I'd love to work there.

rainborecords Says:

Jun 30, 2011 - not for records...maybe for the shrink-wrapping...

jensenbell Says:

Aug 9, 2011 - I made my first single when i was 19 years old. Sent it to college radio and local stations. I got airplay! I did everything through Rainbo. They treated me like I mattered even during the dominance of big record companies selling vinyl. I am forever grateful. ( I wonder if they keep those things on file forever? I should order more!)

rainborecords Says:

Aug 17, 2011 - @RussianDrummer92 Yes--there is info at our rainborecords website

code123ns Says:

Sep 4, 2011 - What's the point in pressing a record, if recording is done digital?

Theodoric1 Says:

Sep 29, 2011 - The point is having a superior sounding physical product that will encourage a more active appreciation and connection with the music. Records have more value, are easier to maintain, and don't self-destruct. It is the one single medium that has/will outlast all others, including the CD and mp3.

ElasticMinds Says:

Oct 18, 2011 - Seeing this makes me want to do a vinyl release of some of the music that I am working on. As soon as I get the material mastered properly Ill be hitting you guys up :)

CharlieHalliwell Says:

Dec 23, 2011 - And what about picture discs?

rainborecords Says:

Jan 4, 2012 - Picture Discs are a little more complicated. You print the picture on paper, then sandwich it in between clear vinyl.

TheDerekMoore Says:

Feb 25, 2012 - Is it a properly weighted record, and not paper-thin? ;) Great footage regardless!

wasahi30 Says:

Mar 17, 2012 - As technology and globalization have transformed the way we live and work,many people feel they have lost control of their environment.In this sense,choosing analog is a way to resist technology's increasing sophistication.I feel that,for many young listeners especially,records have taken on a broader cultural meaning.I think they're turning to vinyl in part as a typical rebellion against their parents' music and lifestyle, and also against the globalization and corporatization of music.

groseron Says:

Mar 30, 2012 - tbh a lot of artists are now all about vinyl/digital releases. Just check out talk shows like David Letterman, most of the times he'll hold up the vinyl release when introducing the artist. The way many people and I see it is: if you want a physical medium, vinyl is much more interesting than a CD, but if you want digital, why bother getting a CD when you can just download the music straightaway. All my vinyl records are still intact, my CDs...long ago replaced by my mp3 player.