Distributing Your Content on CDs CDs are still an effective medium for distributing your content to the masses. Whether you’re an artist or record label producing music CDs, or a photography studio providing digital files of your customer’s portraits, they are a great way to go. There are a couple of methods to getting your CDs produced depending on your needs and your desired quantities.
CD Duplication CD duplication is perfect for those that only need a small run of CDs produced. With this affordable method, as few as one disc can be produced (no minimum order). How it works is a disc (CD-R, DVD-R) is burned with the content you want on it, and then it’s ready for customers to utilize (in the car, on the computer, etc.) Again, CD duplication is ideal for those who need only a small quantity of CDs, usually up to 300-400 or so.
CD Replication With CD replication, a glass master is created from the original master you provide. Then, a nickel stamper is produced from that glass master, and a clear disc is created from the nickel stamper. This basically produces an exact replica of your CD. CD replication is an affordable and fast method producing large quantities of your disc.
Choosing the Right Company Finding the right CD duplication company can be difficult. There are a lot of companies out there that make many claims. It’s tough to know who is going to do great work at affordable prices for you. You want only the best quality for the CDs that are produced, so it’s important to first ask a company to see examples of what they’ve done in the past for other people or businesses. You’ll want to know about their printing process and equipment. Do they print in full color and use high-grade materials? You want your CDs to both look nice and to be accessible and compatible for your customers to listen or view the content.
Understanding how long the CD replication company has been in business is also important to consider. You want to make sure that the employees you are going to be dealing with know what they are doing and that they have the capabilities to cater to your needs. Can they really produce runs of 1,000 discs or more with consistent quality? Can they produce short runs at affordable prices for your small business? You’ll also want to understand their turnaround time. You don’t want to have to wait several weeks or months for your job to be completed. You want it done quickly and efficiently so you can start selling or distributing the discs. Mediafast offers high-end CD duplication and replication to provide you with rich quality media projects. We’ve been in business for more than 12 years with more than 40 years combined industry experience. We have the expertise and equipment to get your job done quickly and at affordable prices. Whether you need thousands of CDs or just a few, contact us today and let us provide you with an explanation of our process, examples of our work, and a price quote. Photo Credit: k_vohsen, E-Note