CD Duplication
Explained
People
are much more familiar with the phrase "CD duplication"
(as opposed to "CD
replication")
because it just happens to be the same process you perform on your
home computer. Duplication is also commonly referred to as
'burning' or 'copying' but it is definitely not the same as
'replication'.
To put it simply,
the duplication software on your computer automatically copies your selected
content onto a pre-manufactured CDR (the 'R' stands for
'recordable'). This is very simple and convenient to do and
makes a lot of sense when you
only require a small number of discs.
The Benefits of
CD Duplication
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Because you don't
require any
specialized equipment or training you can duplicate discs on
your personal computer.
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The lack of set-up
costs, lack of set-up time, and low cost of blank CDR media
means duplication is very cost-effective for
small quantities of discs.
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Modern computers and
CDR media are better quality than they used to be, so the
quality of duplicated discs is generally higher now than in
years past.
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The only downside to
duplicating discs on your home computer is that it's not
particularly speedy, so companies such as CDwest.ca use
duplication towers that can burn a large number of discs at the
same time.
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At CDwest.ca we
provide the most popular packaging alternatives for our
duplicated disc products including eco-friendly CD Digipak, CD
Sleeves and CD Jackets.
Is CD Duplication
Inferior?
CD replication is the
professional standard for CD production but there are minimum
order requirements involved with replication that might not suit
your needs (at CDwet.ca our minimum order requirements for
CD replication is only 300 units).
When you require a
smaller number of discs or you need discs faster than
replication will allow, CD duplication is the obvious
choice. The quality of our duplicated discs is very good because
we don't use cheap economy-grade media and we 'burn' the content
onto the discs using state-of-the-art multi-disc duplication
towers at slow speed to ensure the best quality disc image
possible.
Disc Printing on
CDR Media
Our standard disc
printing solution for CDR media is using commercial grade
high-resolution CMYK inkjet printers. We stock special CDR discs
that have an inkjet suitable finish on them which allows the ink
to adhere to the disc. We stock these discs with a
natural/silver finish as well as a white finish, depending on
the needs of the client.
Because we are also
a CD replication plant,
we can offer an upgrade to Silkscreen Printing or CMYK Offset
Printing to provide you with the most professional print
possible, but please note that an extra charge will likely be
required for the upgrade.
Are You Creating
Your Own Audio CD Master?
If you are creating
your own
audio or music master for CD duplication (or
replication) we have created a list of important things you
should know.
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