Mastering for vinyl - Crest factor
When mastering for vinyl the crest factor is a big deal.
Don’t worry if you haven’t heard of it before.
You can use the free version of Voxengo SPAN to get a crest factor reading.
For vinyl we’re generally looking for a crest factor of 6-10. This is to avoid needle skips and distortion caused by over limiting.
Simply place SPAN on your mastering bus. The last plug-in in the chain and play your track through.
As you can see, we get a few useful readings here. Your crest factor, true peak, and correlation meter.
The lower the number the more compressed your track is.
You can read a brief write up about it over on Spinnertown here.
As always, get in touch if you have any questions.
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