Some believe you have for Vinyl and to prepare two different masters for a digital publication. This is not necessary if, as in the past, the track is not given excessive loudness through hypercompression or brilliance, as is common nowadays. The track would sound wonderful on a vinyl record and it would not be necessary to make two different masters. However, this is how it is done nowadays. Therefore it usually makes sense to prepare an extra master for vinyl (vinyl mastering). Our mastering tips list a few things to keep in mind when mastering vinyl.