Dance Club Music Dub Plate Prices & Rules

Dub Plates

Club music, being way heavy in bass, prefers to be cut at very high levels. The standard level for European cuts is 6 db over standard reference level. Standard reference level is referred to as +4 db. Those who boast of cutting at +10 db are actually c utting at 6db over standard reference level. Cutting at these levels, especially heavy bass, the grooves have to be pretty spread out, and deep to keep the needle from bouncing out, especially when scratched and back-cued. This limits the time you can cu t on your record.

Below is a chart that will give the specifications for straight line pitch, and the pitches I have available.

LPI	33rpm 10" 4" label	33rpm 12" 4" label	45rpm 10" 3-5/8" label	45rpm 12" 4" label	45rpm 12" 3-5/8" label Non-standard for pressing	Max Level
88	6:06	8:45	5:04	6:29	7:02	+6 db
96	6:40	9:32	5:32	7:04	7:40	+6 db
104	7:13	10:20	6:00	7:39	8:18	+6 db
112	7:46	11:08	6:27	8:15	8:57	+6 db
120	8:20	11:55	6:55	8:50	9:35	+5 db
128	8:53	12:43	7:23	9:25	10:13	+4 db
136	9:26	13:31	7:50	10:01	10:52	+3 db
178	12:21	17:41	10:16	13:06	14:13	+1 db
194	13:28	19:17	11:11	14:17	15:30	0 db
210	14:34	20:52	12:06	15:28	16:46	0 db
226	15:41	22:28	13:02	16:38	18:03	-2 db
242	16:47	24:03	13:57	17:49	19:20	-2 db
258	17:54	25:38	14:52	19:00	20:36	-4 db
274	19:01	27:14	15:47	20:10	21:53	-6 db

Remember that the above time limits are firm as the system doesn't have any room to squeek another groove or two in and still stay within the RIAA standards. Also, these times do not allow for banding grooves between songs. Additionally, if multiple songs are on one side of a record, and they are not in the proper order, editing charges will apply.

Prices

Due to the high levels when cutting dub plates, and the stress it causes on the cutterhead, the dub plate prices are increasing December 1, 1999. The new prices are listed below:

$50.00 for each ten inch record.
$65.00 for each twelve inch record.
Include $10.00 per order, not per plate, for shipping and handling, postal service priority mail. Orders usually take a about one week to complete.
All records are cut both sides. If you have a one sided order, contact us for information.
We do not accept old dub plates for resurfacing.
We do not rush orders. Dub orders will be processed in order of receipt.

We would suggest using our Dub Plate Order Form.