A lecture usually takes 45-90 minutes and includes photos, videos and practical demonstrations of various aspects of dubplate cutting, mastering and vinyl pressing. The topics can be arranged in advance, but a typical lecture would include:
- the job of a cutting engineer
- vinyl today
- facts, figures and formats
- two channels from one groove
- preparing a vinyl pre-master
- tools of the trade
- how a mastering lathe works
- M/S mastering (elliptical EQing)
- de-essing
- metering and monitoring
- how vinyl is made
- processing (metalwork)
- pressing
Areas not covered in this list can be added by request, and there is usually a Q&A at the end. Lectures can also be tailored to the specific needs of a group, and students can submit material to be cut to dub prior to the lecture at a favourable rate.