Once the test presses have been approved and the artwork submitted and approved, we are ready to press your record.
At Microforum Vinyl, we are pressing using the most technologically advanced record presses, the WarmTone Advantage presses. These fully digitized and automated machines use cutting edge modern technology which improve the overall vinyl manufacturing process and also are designed to press the best sound onto records to give that warm classic analog experience.
The record compound, a PVC polyvinyl chloride is loaded into the machine and melted using steam in a puck formation. The puck is then placed between the die with the stamper on each side, the label is loaded to each corresponding side and the record pressed at 2000 psi, whereby the melted PVC forms into the negative spaces in the stamper creating the grooves pushing the analog music into the walls of the grooves that were created in the master lacquer during the cutting stage and your record is born.
Our Vinyl record options
We offer 12” , 10” and 7” Vinyl Record Pressing. 12” Records are available in both 140g and 180g heavy weight vinyl. All records are available in the following vinyl color options and vinyl special effects.
Can't find the effect you want? We offer custom special effects upon request. Contact us to share your vision and our artist representatives can work with our production team on special reqeust projects.
BLACK AND CLEAR OR WHITE
STANDARD VINYL COLOURS
METALLIC VINYL COLOURS
MARBLE EFFECT RECORDS
BASIC SPLATTER
COMPLEX SPLATTER
SPLIT COLOUR
COLOUR IN COLOUR HAZE
MIXED RE-GRIND RANDOM PVC
Full Color Picture Disc Records
HAND POUR RECORDS
If you are looking for something truly unique for your Record, please reach out to us. We are constantly innovating at Microforum and we love bespoke projects.
*PANTONE COLOURS ARE PROVIDED AS REFERENCE GUIDES ONLY, AND MAY NOT REPRESENT THE ACTUAL FINAL RECORD COLOUR. COLOURS ARE AVAILABLE IN OPAQUE OR TRANSLUCENT VERSIONS, WHERE INDICATED. TRANSLUCENCY-OPACITY DEPENDS ON THE LIGHTNESS/DARKNESS OF THE COLOUR. DARKER COLOURS MAY BE LESS TRANSLUCENT.
Pictures are for reference only of the effect. Effect can be done in different combination of colours. Please speak to your artist representative for more details.
