CD Duplication or CD Replication?
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It's a typical situation. You've been putting a lot of energy in your craft and people are starting to talk about your band. You've played a few shows and everyone is asking for a CD. I used to think that in order to release your own CD you would go out and play a bunch of shows and then someone would come out and sign you. They'd take care of everything. They'd set up the recording studio, organize the artwork, and pay for it to get manufactured. That's not the case these days. At present, technology is readily available for any budding musician to record, create, and duplicate CDs. CD duplication involves CD-R media. CD-R prices have dropped dramatically since the first CD Recorders were available on the consumer market. This makes it an affordable option for anyone who wants to copy their own CDs and pass them on to friends, family, or fans. This is a great option for the young band that is still getting their feet wet in the music industry. Duplicating a limited amount of CDs can keep a limited budget in place. If your band is at the point were your ready to start selling your CD your best option is to make a retail-ready CD and having it replicated. What is a retail ready CD? These are the same CDs you find in the music stores by the major label artists. They have great artwork printed on CD inserts, a nice tray card insert, silk-screened art on the CD, and they are shrink-wrapped. The retail-ready CDs are not duplicated, but Replicated. This means that an exact replica of your CD master has been stamped out on all of the CDs. CD Replication is the way to go if you are serious about selling your music for profit. In fact most music stores will not sell duplicated CDs. CD Replication not only shows that you value your art enough to have it made retail ready, but also cost effective. Some folks have an impression that duplicating a few hundred CDS yourself will save money verses replication of 500-1000 CDS. Once you factor in the cost of the CDRS, ink for your printer for the on-disc and insert print, box, labor, time, etc. you will actually find that replication is a more economical option AND you end up with a more professional product. In summary, if you need a quick 100-200 disc for promo or just to give to friends, etc (not to sell at retail), go with duplication. If you are ready to release a professional, retail-ready CD, go with replication. Click here for more info on Duplication vs replication. Click here for CD replication pricing and info. Click here for CDR duplication pricing and info. |
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Article added 01/18/2006, last revised 01/19/2006.
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