Tried cutting at 33 RPM and 45 RPM on the same lacquer, and the difference sold me

Charlie Ellis · 2026-10-14T10:50:02.739874+00:00

I cut the same song twice on two blanks last weekend in my garage, once at 33 and once at 45, and the 45 had noticeably more low end and cleaner highs on my test pressing. The catch is you only get about 12 minutes per side at 45, so my 6 song EP would need two discs instead of one. Has anyone here just accepted the longer runtime at 33, or do you split the release to get the better sound?

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