How much to make a Red Book CD/DDP file for me?

[SDB_12]

Hi!

I'm a recording/mixing engineer (not a mastering guy) and I'm working with a solo Christian artist right now. We just finished her album, and she is on a super tight budget so I did the mastering. However, I don't really have the means to make a DDP file, or burn/check a Red Book CD for the plant. She is sending it to discmakers for duplication.

How much would someone charge just to take my 10 mastered songs, drop them into a program, add all the text/code/etc., then burn/check a red book cd for me, and make a quick ddp file? Again, all processing, fades, etc. is done. No listening or altering of audio is required. Just the last step of getting it plant ready is what I need.

I at first downloaded the free demo from Wave Editor and did all this, but I'd like to make a few changes to the masters, and am past the demo period. So, I can buy Wave Editor for $79 and do this myself...but was wondering if someone out there can help me out instead...?

Thanks!

[Strut78]

Originally Posted by SDB_12

Hi!

I'm a recording/mixing engineer (not a mastering guy) and I'm working with a solo Christian artist right now. We just finished her album, and she is on a super tight budget so I did the mastering. However, I don't really have the means to make a DDP file, or burn/check a Red Book CD for the plant. She is sending it to discmakers for duplication.

How much would someone charge just to take my 10 mastered songs, drop them into a program, add all the text/code/etc., then burn/check a red book cd for me, and make a quick ddp file? Again, all processing, fades, etc. is done. No listening or altering of audio is required. Just the last step of getting it plant ready is what I need.

I at first downloaded the free demo from Wave Editor and did all this, but I'd like to make a few changes to the masters, and am past the demo period. So, I can buy Wave Editor for $79 and do this myself...but was wondering if someone out there can help me out instead...?

Thanks!

Hi

Plenty of places should be able to help, but it does take time to put together the disc with the correct flow, markers and text, and then the disc/DDP must be burnt and quality checked for errors using something like plextools, and then also a full listening test. This all takes time which is why most mastering studios charge a reasonable fee for this. For a ten track master to be produced and properly checked, you would be looking at about an hour or so.

FWIW it is much better to have a properly checked disc to send for replication and pay $100 for the service, than to press 1000 discs and then discover an issue. It really is not part of the process to skimp on, as it really is the final product of everyone's hard work at stake. It is rare that I have a master fail quality checks but it only takes one in every hundred or so discs to make it essential

I hope that helps.

[Franco]

Originally Posted by SDB_12

She is sending it to discmakers for duplication.

A few of my clients have been using them for dups, they are able to take the 16/44.1's via upload, so it's possible all you'll need to send is the files. Good luck!

[Ricey]

re Discmakers - Ask if Keith Grewell is still there!

[oldeanalogueguy]

Originally Posted by SDB_12

Hi!

I'm a recording/mixing engineer (not a mastering guy) and I'm working with a solo Christian artist right now. We just finished her album, and she is on a super tight budget so I did the mastering. However, I don't really have the means to make a DDP file, or burn/check a Red Book CD for the plant. She is sending it to discmakers for duplication.

How much would someone charge just to take my 10 mastered songs, drop them into a program, add all the text/code/etc., then burn/check a red book cd for me, and make a quick ddp file? Again, all processing, fades, etc. is done. No listening or altering of audio is required. Just the last step of getting it plant ready is what I need.

I at first downloaded the free demo from Wave Editor and did all this, but I'd like to make a few changes to the masters, and am past the demo period. So, I can buy Wave Editor for $79 and do this myself...but was wondering if someone out there can help me out instead...?

Thanks!

discmakers offers mastering
why not let them do that too ??

[SASMastering]

You won't get much change out of £50.00

cheers

[PieterS]

My company made this for Disc Makers:

Master Uploader App

First burn a CD with any software and then use this to add CD text, ISRC and upload it to DM. Ask them about it.

[mixerguy]

Originally Posted by Strut78

Hi

.....and then the disc/DDP must be burnt and quality checked for errors using something like plextools, and then also a full listening test. .....

It is my understanding that with a DDP it is NOT playable..... on a CD player

and also the DDP can be zipped and just sent as an upload file to the duplication house.... so a physical CD is NOT needed.....

?

[sonare]

Originally Posted by mixerguy

It is my understanding that with a DDP it is NOT playable..... on a CD player

and also the DDP can be zipped and just sent as an upload file to the duplication house.... so a physical CD is NOT needed.....

?

A DDP cannot be "played" BUT it is a data CD and as such Plextools can check for C1 and C2 errors in the writing process. Personally I send my DDPs with a checksum so if it won't open there is a problem with the disc image. You don't really get much with Zipping.

Rich