I looked into a Vestax Vinyl cutter when they announced them many years back and one big downside was they didn't produced any frequencies below something like 60Hz. They were basically crap a cutting a club records etc but usefull for scratching records as you generally eq the bottom out anyway. Oh and the 10k price tag was a tad offputting tooJonny X wrote:The vinyl one shouldn't actually be tricky. I've seen services where they will transfer CD audio to Vinyl for something like £15. Its done by cutting the vinyl without any pressing, so its cheaper and better than a dubplate. Sadly I don't know where this sevrice can be found now, if anybody knows then spread the word, cause I would love to use it myself!
Check what frequency needs to be included in the test signal and make sure any service like this is capable of doing what you want/need.
As for finding a supplier to do it.....Try the DJ mags classifieds or turntablist sites on the net. wxw.mp3vinyl.com used to do such a service but seems to have gone. Probably stuff like finalscratch & cd decks might have made times hard for them and thats why there harder to find. I'll keep looking and let you know if I find any.
Regarding the original thread - I doubt you'll truely emulate the sound of the Distressor or Fatso with anything, be it software or hardware. Software wise I'd try a chain of effects with maybe some eq's, some convolution and some compressors. A few impulses of a real distressor and maybe use a good quality comp after it to regain a bit of 'movement'. A tweak here and there with some eq and you may get something you like - It'll probably sound fuk all like a Distressor but you never know, it might sound good.
Just MHO.
just with elitists 
if you know how to make something sound you can do this with already the cheapest gear / plugins - fact.
