Mastering Process (Score 1)

It doesnt necessarily mean that the quality would be any better on a majority of mainstream releases. The fact of the matter is digital recording processes and digital mastering processes are widely used in the industry. Just because the final audio product is printed to vinyl does not change how the original audio was recorded and mixed and mastered.

One can still use a huge amount of dynamic compression during the mastering process.. before printing to vinyl.. in order to make their product still sound "louder".