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Experience Lo-Fi Audio

These make great one-of-a-kind gifts for new record player owners looking to play an original composition that they alone can enjoy. In the world of mass-produced media, think of the power of one singular copy that you can give to one person in the whole world! Simply make an audio recording of friends and family's voices on your phone, and them save them for future (or past) generations. Officially, a Dubplate is an acetate disc to test recordings prior to mastering for the subsequent pressing of a vinyl record. Their main benefit is that they appear to be 'exclusive' music because they are etched individually, and not in bulk like traditional vinyl records. No two are alike!

Audio Pre-Mastering

Once the audio is submitted to our studio, our audio engineers start by applying our exclusive digital post processing that will prepare your audio for etching onto acetate. There is some EQ Loss when etching analog signals (as evidenced by the typical RIAA post-EQ applied to most record players today), and so we begin by adjusting our filter curves to meet the highest possible standards, using our custom Equalizer settings to create an audio pressing master (which sounds decidedly different than the original). We finish with any necessary speed adjustments and normalization before it's trimmed into individual audio files and etched onto both sides of a blank Dubplate.

Need Some Inspirational Ideas?

We use these as hidden audio clues for getting out of our Escape Rooms!
I put my high school musical's solo performance on a vinyl record!
My daughter performing as a precocious child is now preserved forever!
I turned my late father's old voicemail into a cherished keepsake!
The recording of my graduation speech sounds so cool on vinyl!
I sang a personal 'Happy Birthday' greeting to my dear Aunt.
Jacket Artwork Example

Full Color Jacket Slipcover

Exclusively from Under Design, you can also send us two images (square cropped, with a minimum resolution of 1600 pixels) to be used as the front & back jacket of your new miniature album as a full-color paper jacket slipcover! We'll print it and assemble it and slip your new one-of-a-kind Vinyl Dubplate memento into it for safekeeping and storage. They also make a great bookshelf 'album' decoration.

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Dubplate Audio Shortcomings

The major issue with Dubplates is that due to the soft acetate layer, you can only get a few high quality plays with each Dubplate before the playback needle deteriorates the sound quality; even with a perfectly balanced and tuned record player. We've done the legwork, and you can click the above graphic to hear the fascinating 140 second auditory journey from the studio original through it's trek to the acetate and eventual white noise after dozens of plays.

More Audio Preservation Ideas!

For my 16th Anniversary, I preserved my wedding vows on wax for a unique gift!
I made an audio greeting card to go along with the new turntable gift!
My old college answering machine message lives on in perpetuity!
I turned a Cameo celebrity shoutout into a cherished reminder!
I missed the phone call, but I saved the voicemail forever! I love you, too!
Now my family has a Christmas Album! I can't wait for them to hear it!

Notes About Transfers

This 100% analog audio conversion does not improve the audio quality of your audio submission; it only converts your pristine digital audio to an analog medium. It's like adding a ultra-analog lo-fi sound filter, and should only be used for novelty or charm, and not for endlessly playable perfect audio masters.
The end result is monophonic only, and will play back on stereo record players, but it will not have separate left and right separation, because our etching head can't be tilted, a requirement for stereo. Our audio engineers take time to master each audio track for best results, but be aware that bass-heavy frequencies will be extremely muted, and might recommend you request the 45rpm recording speed, known for better bass response.

Now including Shipment Tracking

[image: US Postman holding oversize Tracking Sticker] We're already big fans of the United States Postal Service and it's Media Mail rate. They've recently upgraded their internal computer systems to support Package Tracking, and now we include it as a standard feature with all of our Return Shipping. After we've shipped your job back to you, we'll email you a tracking number and instructions on how to monitor it's commute back to your home.

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Afterwards, you can review our job submission instructions! All orders should receive an email notification from PayPal and Under Design. Just click the big PayPal button to pay us securely with your credit card!

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Audio to Vinyl Conversion

We used to shuffle 'how do I put music on a vinyl record?' requests to a singular (and rare) vendor for years, but technology has brought this unique analog service to the masses with an affordable custom novelty album from Under Design.

Audio to Vinyl Conversion
$28
(1) custom etched Monophonic 5.125" (130mm) diameter Dubplate Vinyl Master Record of customer-submitted audio files (two different audio files, maximum length 4 minutes per file, send via email or mailed in Compact Disc) with a 30-day replacement guarantee.
Full Color Jacket
FREE
Full Color Paper Slipcover for your New Dubplate. Custom size, hand-assembled, and you get to send your own artwork, too! Artwork must be two different square cropped images with a minimum resolution of 1600 pixels. Download our 2kb blank template with the area where type should not appear is signified by a white border. Feel free to remove that layer before submission.
Return Shipping
$8
Securely packed in our cardboard shipper, shipped via USPS Media Mail to any US Destination, with included USPS Tracking.
Audio to Vinyl Dubplate Transfers Needed

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Download Order Form

Download and print our PDF order form, which has all of our available Audio+ conversion services (and simple flat-rate pricing) in one simple-to-use form. You can calculate return shipping costs and bulk discounts for a simple predictable estimate for your archiving project. Use our order form for:

Simply pack our completed order form along with your media and ship it to us using the U.S. Postal Service's Media Mail rate, for the lowest shipping rates! We'll notify you by email once it arrives.