When the CD was launched in 1982 it was a technical marvel in many ways. However one aspect of CD manufacturing still seemed a little antiquated, the actual printing on the CD. Early CD pressing plants only offered black print on the silver surface of the CD. As time went by [...]
Continue Reading →some love them, some loathe them. If you like your logos then you should find what your looking for below. In the early days of CD Pressing it was compulsory to have the CD logo printed on the disc and the rear cover of the artwork. Back [...]
Continue Reading →If you are designing your first album cover for CD manufacturing, the chances are you will have never heard of the terms RGB and CMYK “colour spaces” when describing colour. But this can be a cause of great frustration for those who have never dealt with professional printing. This is not only something those [...]
Continue Reading →For those who have looked into professional CD manufacturing, you could not have failed to come across the term “Glass Mastering.” We have been pressing CDs for decades now, but glass mastering still seems to be the most misunderstood phrase in the industry. To be honest it is not only the novice who [...]
Continue Reading →So you have finally decided to set up the record label that you have long dreamt about. You have been into the studio and recorded your musical masterpiece and have designed a CD album cover that is surely going to be regarded as a seminal crossroads in design.
So with your [...]
Continue Reading →Although many people do not realise it, the humble CD can have mystery, sometimes hidden information & code stored beneath that innocent silver surface. You should know what this information is and how you can use it to your advantage if you’re manufacturing CD’s.
Those who have looked into CD manufacturing [...]
Continue Reading →Quite often I speak to clients who are self funding their first CD pressing, and they ask me what software they can use to create the artwork and master. If you have a spare £ 3,000 – £ 5,000, then get “Adobe Creative Suite” and the upcoming “SADiE native”, but then again, if [...]
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I was originally going to use this blog to provide practical information regarding the CD, DVD and vinyl manufacturing process, however today I am going to make an exception and talk about a very special lady, who has gone into retirement.
When we started Pure Music [...]
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Believe it or not, these words changed the world, more incredibly this was the start of the modern music industry, as this was the first audio recorded and played back by a man called Thomas Edison in 1877. Edison had just invented the cylinder recording system, and for [...]
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