Skipping the CD

j-madd · 30th January 2012

Do you guys get a lot of clients who just want the final masters emailed to them (16 Bit Wav)? A lot of people just upload the files to itunes. Seems like most of the people I work with don't care about having a physical CD.

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MASSIVE Master · 30th January 2012

I send out DDP probably 90% of the time (since licensing a DDP utility that the client can use). Before that, probably 50/50 -- But if they're getting discs replicated, they need some sort of production master... DDP or CD-R, although plenty are perfectly capable of burning their own if they have the proper software.

Waltz Mastering · 30th January 2012

I'd say around 50% destined for full out cd and digital distribution vs. digital distribution only as well... a little vinyl mixed in.

jaymcb · 30th January 2012

I'd say that is true for only about 25% of my clients. Though, I am assuming we are talking "album" jobs. For singles, remixes, etc. there is not a lot of physical media involved.

j-madd · 30th January 2012

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Originally Posted by jaymcb

I'd say that is true for only about 25% of my clients. Though, I am assuming we are talking "album" jobs. For singles, remixes, etc. there is not a lot of physical media involved.

Mostly I get EP or singles work, so that makes more sense. Thanks for the feedback all.

Justin

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j-madd Gear addict Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 374 Thread Starter	Skipping the CD Do you guys get a lot of clients who just want the final masters emailed to them (16 Bit Wav)? A lot of people just upload the files to itunes. Seems like most of the people I work with don't care about having a physical CD. Sent from my DROIDX using Gearslutz.com __________________ Justin Madden Follow me on twitter: @jmadd5000 Check out my music: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gar...-2/id433197725

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MASSIVE Master Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago (Schaumburg / Hoffman Est.) IL Posts: 2,709 Verified Member	I send out DDP probably 90% of the time (since licensing a DDP utility that the client can use). Before that, probably 50/50 -- But if they're getting discs replicated, they need some sort of production master... DDP or CD-R, although plenty are perfectly capable of burning their own if they have the proper software. __________________ John Scrip - Massive Mastering, LLC - www.massivemastering.com Spoon-feed a newb some answer and he'll mix for a day - Get him to think about it and figure it out for himself and he'll mix for a lifetime --- JS

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Waltz Mastering Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2008 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 2,933 Verified Member	I'd say around 50% destined for full out cd and digital distribution vs. digital distribution only as well... a little vinyl mixed in. __________________ Tom Waltz www.waltzmastering.com

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jaymcb Gear Head Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 63 Verified Member	I'd say that is true for only about 25% of my clients. Though, I am assuming we are talking "album" jobs. For singles, remixes, etc. there is not a lot of physical media involved. __________________ -Jerod McBrayer Mastering

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