What are the various stages of the CD replication process?
• Upon receiving your master CD, it is transferred onto our computer system and then a bit-by-bit comparison using specialized software between the master and computer hard drive files to ensure an exact match is done. • Then a glass master (specially treated piece of glass that is used to transfer the data from the computer) is created. • Once the glass master containing your data is created, it it metallized and used to create metal stampers for the CD injection molding machines. • Next the CDs are pressed using the stampers. • The new CDs are then sent to the print room where the face art is silk-screened (or offset printed) per the order/artwork supplied. • Samples are then pulled for quality control the face art is compared to supplied color proofs; the CD is read back on a computer and again compared bit-by-bit to the data resident on the hard drive (already compared to the supplied master). Will someone preview my supplied master to check the audio levels, check noise, etc., or
