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Best formats for master DDP (Disc Data Protocol) DDP is the ideal solution to audio red book masters. Its a software package secured with a checksum and allow transfer of your master files from studio to replication plant.This master package includes your tracks metadata and all codes and pq channels. You're ready to go!Ask your engineer or studio for the DDP option. Duplication.ie prefers this option for both duplication and replication process. We can create a DDP image for you if you supply us with WAV files. WAVs A second option is supplying us with the actual Wav files and we can create the master image. You will need to supply some details for us to complete this. We will also need the wavs to be in the following format44.1Khz…

Brian looks at the 2 options for getting the data onto your media. I got a request recently from a regular customer to produce a run of CDs for a new release. The request stated that they want 'real CDs' and not the 'homemade' versions. They were of course signalling to have 'replicated' CDs or also known as ROMs or stamps.This opens the debate, is there a working difference between stamping and burning cds for you order. Heres the science... CD ROMs or stamped CDs are the original ..developed by Philips/MCA in the 1970s. It involves the stamping of the data onto polycarbonate discs in a large production environment. Your first generation CD would certainly have been a ROM, and would have been the only show in town for a…