How to unwarp a record ? I can't beatmatch with it.
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How to unwarp a record ? I can't beatmatch with it. Posted on: 26.09.2013 by Nereida Jasnoch HiI ordered some records from chemical records and one of them was warped like bowl pretty bad. It still plays fine but because it's a bowl shape one side does not have enough surface area on the slipmat to generate friction when I release it. So when I let go on the "one" it takes a while for the record to match the platter's speed. How do I go about unwarping it ? | |
Narcisa Hughie 08.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Kaek
Pre-heat an oven to it's lowest setting ~60deg C TURN IT OFF!!! Place the glass/vinyl sandwich in the oven and leave to cool for a couple of hours |
Federico Vilas 26.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by MyUsername
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Nereida Jasnoch 27.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by DjLiquitATL
I believe it's pretty risky trying to melt your vinyl, should prolonged exposure to weight on top of the record pressed on a hard surface do the trick ? And I tried beatmatching with adding a push but the phase is still so off I just might as well press play on a random moment. |
Nereida Jasnoch 26.09.2013 | Hi I ordered some records from chemical records and one of them was warped like bowl pretty bad. It still plays fine but because it's a bowl shape one side does not have enough surface area on the slipmat to generate friction when I release it. So when I let go on the "one" it takes a while for the record to match the platter's speed. How do I go about unwarping it ? |
Narcisa Hughie 08.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Kaek
Pre-heat an oven to it's lowest setting ~60deg C TURN IT OFF!!! Place the glass/vinyl sandwich in the oven and leave to cool for a couple of hours |
Monroe Vandeslunt 04.10.2013 | I use two really big pieces of glass and make a sandwich. |
Nereida Jasnoch 03.10.2013 | Chemical has a replacement underway great customer service |
Celestine Porebski 03.10.2013 | Yeah, return it, if they still have some in stock to send you a new one (have done that a few times without problems). Apart from that, I've read good things about record clamps (additional weights you put directly on the spindle/record, also supposed to increase sound quality), but I don't have any first hand experience. |
Jenna Skeem 28.09.2013 | if it's really bad just email them, i know when i bought some records off juno which all came badly warped/bowled one simple email and they sent me new copies |
Federico Vilas 26.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by MyUsername
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Tania Somppi 26.09.2013 | I've heard loads of ghetto methods but most of them cause more harm than good tbqh. Try leaving it for few days pressed between a few other tunes on your shelf to see if that straightens it out, before you go applying any heat or heavy weight on it. I've had some success leaving slightly warped vinyl in a glass picture frame for a week, myself. If that doesn't work and you're gonna heat it up or weigh it down, be really careful not to overdo it with the heat or the weight and let it cool down completely before you remove the weight. The expensive vinyl flattening/unwarping machines only go up to about 65 degrees c (150 F) and don't apply much pressure on the vinyl, so they don't press out the ridge either side of the groove or damage the tiny bumps in the groove. |
Vito Chesnut 26.09.2013 | I have heard before of using a hair dryer and put between books. That was old school though, before folks cared terribly about fidelity. |
Nereida Jasnoch 27.09.2013 |
Originally Posted by DjLiquitATL
I believe it's pretty risky trying to melt your vinyl, should prolonged exposure to weight on top of the record pressed on a hard surface do the trick ? And I tried beatmatching with adding a push but the phase is still so off I just might as well press play on a random moment. |
Federico Vilas 27.09.2013 | I just throw them away...lol |
Brunilda Kora 25.09.2013 | There are ways of doing it - but you're better off just giving the record a little "push" when yu release it. TBH - you should be doing this anyway to a certain degree with all records. Anyway: |
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