Acetate disc
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An acetate disc is a type of phonograph record generally used from the 1930s to the late 1950s for recording and broadcast purposes.
Acetates of 12", 10", 7" sizes
Presto 8N Acetate disc engraver (1950) used by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to record radio programs
Dubplate
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A dubplate is an acetate disc usually of 10 inches diameter, traditionally used by studios to test recordings prior to mastering for the subsequent pressing of a vinyl record, but pioneered by reggae
Acetate disc
…An acetate disc (also known as a lacquer, test acetate, dubplate, or transcription disc) is a type of phonograph record generally used from the 1930s to the late 1950s for recording and broadcast purposes. Lacquer-coated…
10" dubplates
dubplate cutting at a cutting house