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Make your own Serato Control Vinyl

Manny C dot com 10:40 PM - 1 August, 2010
Manny C dot com 10:47 PM - 1 August, 2010
BTW, this would be just for fun. Don't expect the record to last very long.
Serato, Support
ChrisD 1:47 AM - 2 August, 2010
FWIW, duplicating Serato control vinyl is a breach of copyright and not allowed.
DJ Stoyvo 2:55 AM - 2 August, 2010
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FWIW, duplicating Serato control vinyl is a breach of copyright and not allowed.


But we can download the CD version, modify it, and burn as many copies as we want? I'm confused...
BERTO 3:02 AM - 2 August, 2010
i think its if you make money off of duplicating vinyl (example: sicwax)
Serato, Support
ChrisD 3:58 AM - 2 August, 2010
You can download the control signal and burn it to CD for personal use only. You cannot legally modify the audio file though.

People have all sorts of conspiratorial and crack pot theories as to why we don't allow personal creation of control vinyl records. But the fundamental reason is that they have to be manufactured to a very high standard to get good performance out of them.

Allowing crappy copies to be made would create a huge support burden for both Rane and Serato.

CD duplication, by contrast, is something that can be done reliably with a CD burner.
Laz219 4:00 AM - 2 August, 2010
I think you can tell even by the occasional message in the help section of people having issues with burnt control disks, if people were pressing their own vinyl would create a heap of problems.
BERTO 4:23 AM - 2 August, 2010
im going to IBTL it !!!!
DJ Stoyvo 5:00 AM - 2 August, 2010
but here's the thing, an idiot can burn a CD... i can't say an idiot knows how to make their own vinyl duplication lol
Nick Fury 5:03 AM - 2 August, 2010
Manny C dot com 5:07 AM - 2 August, 2010
Fortunately, nobody owns the rights to a 1 kHz tone.

(ok, I'm just being a smart ass – I totally get where you're coming from)
DJ Stoyvo 5:35 AM - 2 August, 2010

still doesn't make it as easy
Laz219 7:15 AM - 2 August, 2010
A 1khz tone maybe not, the noisemap I'm sure would be though,