Wednesday, March 21, 2012

CD Duplication - How Small Volume Duplication Can Be Done For New Bands

By James Philips


New bands bring out CDs to build their careers they distribute them by selling or giving them away for free. If you are part of a new band, you should record your music, organize any artwork and find quality cd duplication service or equipment. Glass masters used to be needed along with molds to create CDs only you had to create a minimum of one thousand. Today, advancements have now been made in the field of printing and recording that has made it easier than ever to make CDs. It is possible now to do as few as one hundred CDs along with printed sleeves.

The item which makes this low volume cd duplication easy to do is the CD-R or compact disc recordable media. This type of media is inexpensive even at low quantities and is an ideal choice for your small band with it just starting out in the competitive music industry. This cd duplication eliminates the cost of glass masters, molds and CDs being pressed. With this technology, replicating CDs can be done one disc at a time.

Creating high quality small runs requires a master CDR of audio supplied by the band itself. There are companies offering professional audio CD mastering services at affordable rates. If your band has the money, spend it on a great studio and sound mixing equipment. Get the best CDR Master you can afford.

The replication process requires top-quality, professional, cd duplication equipment that can copy the music exactly how it is on the master also make sure there are not any errors on the finished CDs. This process is automated, and at the end of it, the CDs can be made. Most of the companies also can place colorful artwork directly on any CDs.

It's important to have your artwork ready and in the correct format for the duplication facility. If the CD is awaiting the artwork, the whole process is at a standstill until the artwork is completed. A defected master disc is another cause for delaying the process. It's important that every band sends a high quality and error-free master CD for ideal results.

Low-quantity replication could be preformed at one of the band member's houses with a CD printer capable of high-resolution graphic and a replicator. Typically, the professional does these services cheaper than your band can do it at one of the member's houses. Although this process being similar to CD-R burning using a computer, professionals rely on faster equipment to copy masters and produce CDs in large quantities this makes them cost less money. They purchase large amounts of blank media and pay a fraction of what it would cost your band through a retail store.

A small band should get professional help when it is looking to record and release a CD. Searching online is an effective way to locate companies that provide cd duplication for affordable prices. A professional can handle all of the mastering, the printing and the packaging work of the CDs. This way the band gets the best quality of CDs delivered to it. This allows the band the time needed to create great music and leaves the CD replication to the professional for making the CD of its dream come to fruition.




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