02 Acetates
An acetate is a one-off disk which is playable on a turntable.
"Dubplates or acetates are the cheapest way to a tune played on a turntable."
Tony Wybrow
Director
Planet Phat Productions
Any company which can master vinyl can also cut acetates. The equipment and process is the same.
You can find your local vinyl duplication company by looking in a music directory (see list) or by having a look through the 'Yellow Pages' or the classified ads of music magazines.
Acetates are softer than vinyl so they're only good for about 50 plays or so before the sound on them decays noticeably.
But if you want to test your track in a club or on a pirate station, they're something a deejay can drop into a mix.
They cost £30-£60 per dub depending on the cutting house you use.
You may have to pay additional costs if you have any mastering done to your music in the studio before the engineer commits your tune to the dubplate.
Dub plates are often a cheap way for producers and urban artists to test the dance floor reaction to a new track they're working on or to try out experimental ideas that won't always make it onto the "finished" vinyl.
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